In Part 2 of our series on non-traditional methods to help patients quit smoking, Dr. Deepti Behl says it is important for healthcare providers to encourage their patients to quit smoking using current best practices as well as any other safe modality the patient perceives as helpful. Read more

While the harmful effects of smoking are well known, the negative impacts of continued smoking after a cancer diagnosis are underappreciated. With Lung Cancer Awareness Month under way, the association aims to change that with its new statement on tobacco cessation. Read more

While evidence is mixed on the efficacy of some non-traditional methods, Dr. Deepti Behl says lung cancer physicians should be familiar with the options and support patients who are willing to try to stop smoking. Read more

Million-dollar ad campaign characters such as the Marlboro Man and Joe Camel lured many people to take up the tobacco habit through magazine ads and TV commercials. Gimmicks such as […] Read more

Heated tobacco products (HTPs) are a growing category of novel tobacco products. They typically consist of an electronic heating component and a tobacco insert in the form of a cigarette-like […] Read more

More than 1 million smokers—and counting—have #QuitforCOVID. Read more

Lung cancer still holds the top position worldwide in terms of the number of new cases and deaths each year, which in 2018 reached 2.1 million and 1.8 million, respectively.1 Given that roughly 85% […] Read more

Como bien se sabe, el tabaquismo es una de las causas de cáncer y es responsable de 1 de cada 3 muertes por cáncer al año. Aunque se conocen los […] Read more

O uso de tabaco é um fator causador de câncer já comprovado, contribuindo com 1 em cada 3 mortes por câncer todos os anos. Embora os efeitos do tabagismo sejam […] Read more

喫煙は癌の原因として定着しており、年間約3人に1人の割合で癌死亡者が出ています。喫煙の有害な影響は十分に認識されていますが、癌と診断された後に喫煙を継続することの弊害は過少評価されています。癌患者や元癌患者が喫煙を続けると、全死亡率、癌関連死亡率、二次原発癌のリスクの増加を含む、治療転帰に悪影響を及ぼし、癌治療の毒性を著しく増大させます。癌と診断された後の喫煙の臨床効果は、癌治療費の増大にも大きく影響します。癌診断後に禁煙することで治療結果の改善が期待できますが、診断時に喫煙していた癌患者のほとんどは、治療中も喫煙を続けています。残念ながら、医療従事者が喫煙習慣のある患者と協力して禁煙を積極的に支援することはあまり多くありません。IASLC会... Read more