The stages of behavior change in smoking cessation start with precontemplation, progressing to contemplation, preparation, action, and finally, maintenance.

A 6-week individualized smoking cessation program led to greater quit rates among patients with RA when compared with usual care.

The role of clinicians in smoking cessation The number of effective treatments to deter tobacco use is larger than ever. We offer a brief summary of what the experts recommend. The number of effective ...

Integrating smoking cessation into a lung cancer screening program had the biggest benefit for patients who wanted to quit, a randomized trial showed. Self-reported tobacco abstinence was greater at ...

This study is a randomized control trial with follow-up at 8 and 12 months that involved smokers (n = 796) enrolled onto the CCSS cohort. Participants were randomly assigned to either a self-help or a ...

Telephone counseling from certified counselors (RNs and registered respiratory therapists). Call (800) LUNG-USA (800-586-4872) and select option 2. American Lung Association Freedom from Smoking ...

For the first time, the World Health Organization has released a set of guidelines to help the 750 million tobacco users across the globe who want to break the habit. The recommendations urge health ...

EGR1 Predicts PTEN and Survival in Patients With Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer In cytologic scrapings from 275 heavy smokers with clinically normal mucosa, we found tetraploidy in four and aneuploidy in ...

People living with HIV who smoke are currently more likely to die from lung cancer than from HIV-related causes. Two cancer ...

Smoking continues to be a major health problem in Louisiana, with about 33 percent of adults using tobacco products. That is a main reason why Louisiana also has some of the nation’s highest rates of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Introduction: Smoking prevalence is high in Vietnam, yet tobacco dependence treatment (TDT) is not widely available. Methods: We conducted a ...