Smoking

Researchers have developed a method to predict which individuals are at higher risk for lung cancer-related mortality.

Despite normal spirometry results, some adults with more than 20 pack-years of smoking display respiratory symptoms and experience more exacerbations than asymptomatic smokers, according to results published in JAMA.

Although a recent report from the CDC showed that cigarette smoking in 2021 is the lowest it has been since 1965, millions of people continue to smoke, with many struggling to quit with the current authorized treatments.

A 6- and 12-week course of cytisinicline were associated with higher rates of smoking cessation compared with placebo, according to results of the phase 3 ORCA-2 trial.

Lower back pain remains the leading global cause of years lived with disability, while projections estimate that more than 800 million people will experience lower back pain by 2050, according to data published in The Lancet Rheumatology.

Cardiorespiratory fitness levels appeared associated with cancer risk and mortality among a cohort of Swedish men, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Quitting smoking after a cancer diagnosis can reduce CVD risk by 36% compared with continued smoking, yet 40% of patients who smoked opted to continue after a diagnosis, data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service show.

About 70% of adolescents and young adults would discontinue their e-cigarette use under a hypothetical tobacco-only federal product standard, a recent study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs found.

Current smoking and vaping appeared associated with higher symptom burden among adult cancer survivors, according to data published in Cancer.

Survivors of testicular cancer often have undetected risk factors for cardiovascular disease that can lead to worse quality of life, according to data published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.