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Repeat negative CT scan for lung cancer does not encourage ex-smokers to resume the habit

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Assurance of a cancer-free status did not prompt people participating in a long-term computerized tomography (CT) lung-cancer screening program to pick up their cigarettes again, researchers wrote in a study published in ...


Smoking cessation results mixed among Ohio's Appalachian women

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In the Appalachian region of the country — where smoking rates are high, tobacco is often a cash crop and income and education levels are low — a smoking cessation effort led by non-medical professionals was successful in ...


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Vaccine being developed to help smokers quit

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (15) | comments 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- Glaxo-SmithKline has joined forces with Nabi Pharmaceuticals to produce a vaccine to help smokers give up their addiction permanently.


Head and neck cancer survivors who use alcohol and cigarettes have increased death risk

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption before head and neck cancer diagnosis strongly predicts the patient's future risk of death, according to published studies. Now, results of a new study show a similar effect among ...


Acculturation influences smoking cessation by Latino men

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Latino men who are more adapted to U.S. culture are more likely to quit smoking than their less-acculturated counterparts, according to research by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center published ...


Cigarette smoking increases colorectal cancer risk

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created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study results strengthen the evidence that people who smoke cigarettes over a long period of time have an increased risk for developing colorectal cancer, even after adjusting for other risk factors.


Smoking continues gradual decline among U.S. teens, smokeless tobacco threatens a comeback

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created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Teen smoking reached its recent peak levels around 1996 and 1997, followed by a sharp decline for about six years and a continued more gradual decline ever since, according to the latest Monitoring the Future ...


Immune cell activity linked to worsening COPD

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study links chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, with increased activity of cells that act as sentinels to activate the body's immune system.


Smoking and Drinking Linked to Bowel Cancer: Know Your Risks

Smoking and Drinking Linked to Bowel Cancer: Know Your Risks

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Besides delectable dishes that help us pack on the pounds during the holiday season, many people also let loose with a bottle of wine or a pack of cigarettes. Richard Rood, MD, says moderation ...


Does Glutathione-S-transferase associate with gastrointestinal cancer in Korean population?

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created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) and glutathione S-transferase T1 (GSTT1) null genotypes have been linked to increased risk of developing cancer. The results regarding the association between GSTM1 and GSTT1 null ...



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