Good news for smokers who have received a diagnosis of tobacco-related cancer: research from the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer shows that quitting or switching to vaping following a cancer diagnosis is linked to improved survival rates.
The study findings have been published as the NHS pushes its annual drive to encourage smokers to quit or switch.
The study, published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, the official journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, finds that patients with lung cancer who quit smoking after their diagnosis have a 29% improvement in their overall survival compared to patients who continue smoking after diagnosis
Dr Caini and his team conducted a meta-analysis of published research on smoking cessation after lung cancer diagnosis and found 21 articles covering more than 10,000 patients, published between before October 2021.
Dave Cross – Planet of the Vapes – 2022-01-11.
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