Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Men who smoke after cancer diagnosis face higher death risk

Men who keep smoking after being diagnosed with cancer are more likely to die than those who quit smoking, a new study shows. The findings demonstrate that it's not too late to stop smoking after being diagnosed with cancer, researchers say. Read more here.

Study mentioned: Tao L, et al. Impact of Postdiagnosis Smoking on Long-term Survival of Cancer Patients: The Shanghai Cohort Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2013 Dec;22(12):2404-11. PMID: 24319070

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