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Why the age you start smoking matters as much as how much you smoke

By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc. A massive nationwide study shows that lighting up before age 20 leaves a lasting cardiovascular ...
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Smoking status provides ‘critical adjustment opportunity’ in care for patients with cancer

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Current smoking rates at the time of cancer diagnosis varied by sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors.
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Smoking status should influence lung cancer staging, new study shows

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center's Graham Warren, M.D., Ph.D., and international collaborators have led a groundbreaking study that could change the way lung cancer is diagnosed and ...
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Identifying Smoking Status and Smoking Cessation Using a Data Linkage Between the Kentucky Cancer Registry and Health Claims Data

Clinician Report of Oral Oncolytic Symptoms and Adherence Obtained via a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) Linkage of cancer registry data with complementary data sources can be an informative ...
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Link between smoking and high blood pressure confirmed

Tobacco smoking is associated with an increased risk of hypertension (high blood pressure), a new UM study has found, and testing patients' urine can help to verify their smoking status and assess ...
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Smoking may increase risk for poor outcomes, increased costs after ankle arthroplasty

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Smoking increased the risk for bleeding, readmission and adverse discharge after total ankle arthroplasty.