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 Smoke free workplace encourages smokers to quit
When smoking is eliminated in the workplace, non-smokers are not the only ones who breathe easier.
It turns out that a smoke-free workplace also provides the impetus for a surprisingly large percen..
 Smoking cessation aids use increases, success rate declines
The use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for smoking cessation is no longer effective in helping moderate and heavy smokers quit for the long term, and it has no benefit for light smokers, accord..
 Telephone quitlines help people stop smoking
Telephone counseling services called quitlines help people stop smoking and are a good use of public funds, according to a recent report in the New England Journal of Medicine (Vol. 347, No. 14: 1087-..
 Guidelines help people manage lung cancer
People with lung cancer have a tool to guide them in making treatment decisions.To help individuals learn more about lung cancer and therapy choices, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) a..
 Smoking increases the risk of cervical cancer
Smoking may raise the risk of cervical cancer in women exposed to human papillomavirus (HPV) by slowing the body’s efforts to get rid of HPV infection, a main cause of cervical cancer, researchers rep..
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 Teenage smoking linked to breast cancer
Teenage girls who smoke increase their risk of developing breast cancer before they reach menopause, according to a report in the Oct. 5 issue of the journal The Lancet (Vol. 360: 1044-1049).
The a..
 Large study links tobacco to stomach cancer
While not common in the US, stomach cancer is the second most common cancer in the world, as well as one of the leading causes of cancer deaths.
In recent years researchers have linked many cases o..
 Smoking adds to woes of women with cervical cancer
Researchers at the MD Anderson Cancer Center were puzzled. They couldn’t explain why Hispanic women had fewer bowel complications when they were treated with radiation for cervical cancer than non-His..
 Workplace exposure to secondhand smoke increases women’s lung cancer risk
A group of German researchers found, not surprisingly, that contact with smoke at work or at home, or working in a place with exposure to known cancer-causing chemicals, may increase women’s chances o..
 Countries unite to fight for tobacco control treaty
Newly hooked teenage smokers in China, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe pocket fresh packs of free cigarettes offered by sleekly dressed "Marlboro Girls" stationed on street corners.
In Africa, c..
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