Smoking is the major risk factor for cancer and several respiratory diseases. Quitting smoking at any point of life may increase the effectiveness of treatments and improve prognosis of patients with any pulmonary disease, including lung cancer. However, few institutions in Europe offer to patients adequate counseling for smoking cessation.

Final data of an Italian multicentric survey about counseling for smoking cessation in patients with diagnosis of a respiratory disease

Bria, Emilio;PILOTTO, Sara;
2017-01-01

Abstract

Smoking is the major risk factor for cancer and several respiratory diseases. Quitting smoking at any point of life may increase the effectiveness of treatments and improve prognosis of patients with any pulmonary disease, including lung cancer. However, few institutions in Europe offer to patients adequate counseling for smoking cessation.
2017
COPD; chronic bronchitis; clinical respiratory medicine; counseling; lung cancer; oncology; smoking cessation
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