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Immediate provision of an intensive telephone-based smoking cessation intervention was associated with increased rates of smoking cessation at 3 months, researchers reported at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

Despite being one of the smallest states, with a population of just over 1.79 million, West Virginia had the highest smoking rate in the United States in 2022, with nearly a quarter of people maintaining the habit, data show.

The loss of small, distal pulmonary arteries was associated with progression of CT-derived bronchiectasis, especially among smokers with COPD, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine Journal.

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Higher intake of dietary flavonoids may mitigate some risk for COPD in current and former smokers, according to a study published in European Respiratory Journal.

Nearly half of cancer deaths worldwide may be attributable to modifiable risk factors such as smoking or alcohol consumption, according to study results.

In midlife and older smokers, natural menopause before age 45 years was associated with malignant and nonmalignant lung diseases and mortality, according to data published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Among individuals with familial pulmonary fibrosis, environmental exposures are common, vary by sex and influence the CT pattern, timing of disease onset and mortality, researchers reported.

Cigarette smoking-attributable cancer deaths appeared associated with nearly 2.2 million person-years of life lost and $20.9 billion in lost earnings across the United States in 2019, according to study results.

Among U.S. adults, there was an immediate decrease in smoking-cessation activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data published in JAMA Network Open.