Quitting smoking before a lung cancer diagnosis may help your survival, even if you recently quit, a new study finds.
is associated with a survival benefit, even among patients who recently stopped smoking, according to results of an analysis.
These findings create a"teachable moment" for health care providers in scenarios when patients might be more receptive to a stop-smoking message, said researcher Aline F. Fares, MD, a clinical research fellow at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto.She presented results from this study at the American Society of Clinical Oncology virtual scientific program during a press briefing in advance of the meeting.
The risk of death from any cause was cut by 20% among former smokers who quit more than 5 years before their lung cancer diagnosis . Patients who2-5 years before diagnosis had a 16% reduction in the risk of death, while those who quit within 2 years of diagnosis had a 12% reduced risk.
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