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May 28, 2022
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Health technology may help people with cancer quit smoking

Health technology may help people with cancer quit smoking

The inclusion of a smoking cessation tool into electronic health records increased self-reported patient quit rates by more than 5 percentage points, according to study results.

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May 24, 2022
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Pregnant smokers more likely to quit with e-cigarettes vs. nicotine patches

Pregnant smokers more likely to quit with e-cigarettes vs. nicotine patches

Compared with nicotine patches, e-cigarettes were more effective in helping pregnant women stop smoking, according to data published in Nature Medicine.

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May 16, 2022
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High levels of synthetic cooling agents in e-cigarettes may exceed safety thresholds

High levels of synthetic cooling agents in e-cigarettes may exceed safety thresholds

SAN FRANCISCO — In a new study, researchers detected the presence of synthetic cooling agents in U.S.-marketed e-cigarettes, at levels that may exceed current safety thresholds.

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May 06, 2022
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Cytisinicline treatment increases likelihood of smoking cessation: ORCA-2 topline results

Cytisinicline treatment increases likelihood of smoking cessation: ORCA-2 topline results

Cytisinicline resulted in clinically robust and significant improvements in smoking cessation over 6 and 12 weeks of treatment compared with placebo, according to topline results from the ongoing phase 3 ORCA-2 trial.

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April 28, 2022
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FDA proposes rules prohibiting menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars

FDA proposes rules prohibiting menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars

The FDA proposed prohibiting menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The new product standards are designed to substantially prevent disease and death from combusted product use and to prevent young people from starting to smoke.

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April 28, 2022
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Incidental respiratory findings on low-dose CT lung cancer screening common

Incidental respiratory findings on low-dose CT lung cancer screening common

Incidental respiratory disease-related findings, including emphysema and reticular opacities, observed on low-dose CT lung cancer screenings were common and associated with increased mortality, researchers reported.

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April 18, 2022
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Top in cardiology: Smoking cessation benefits; Fitbit algorithm for atrial fibrillation

Top in cardiology: Smoking cessation benefits; Fitbit algorithm for atrial fibrillation

Researchers estimated that the lifetime benefit of smoking cessation on major cardiovascular events was similar to the use of several pharmaceutical treatments. It was the top story in cardiology last week.

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April 12, 2022
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Quitting smoking yields CV benefit equivalent of three medications

Quitting smoking yields CV benefit equivalent of three medications

The estimated lifetime treatment benefit of smoking cessation was comparable to the use of several pharmaceutical treatments combined, even when the analysis was limited to major CV events, researchers reported.

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April 08, 2022
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Tobacco cessation program empowers patients at ‘teachable moment’ before cancer surgery

Tobacco cessation program empowers patients at ‘teachable moment’ before cancer surgery

Although smoking cessation is known to benefit patients with cancer, obstacles exist at the patient, clinician and institutional levels, according to a poster presentation at American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting.

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April 04, 2022
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E-cigarettes contribute to unsuccessful nicotine quit attempts by adolescents

E-cigarettes contribute to unsuccessful nicotine quit attempts by adolescents

A new study published in JAMA highlights the prevalence of unsuccessful quit attempts among adolescents who use either e-cigarettes or cigarettes over the past 13 years.

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