Tag: Tobacco: Cigarette Smoking
Lung-Specific Risk Factors Linked to Hip Fracture in Smokers
Authors say incorporating lung-specific risk factors would improve hip fracture risk prediction models
AI Model Using Chest X-Ray May Predict 12-Year Lung Cancer Risk
CXR-LC model had better discrimination than CMS eligibility, similar performance to PLCO Model 2012
Smoking, High Early-Life BMI Projected to Add to MS Burden
Authors estimate the contribution of smoking, high child BMI as risk factors for MS in 2015, 2025, 2035
Smokers Less Likely to Receive Breast, Cervical, CRC Screening
Former smokers were more likely to receive regular screening services than never smokers
E-Cigarette Use Linked to Increased Odds of COVID-19
Dual use of e-cigarettes, cigarettes linked to increased odds of COVID-diagnosis, testing, and symptoms
Fetal, Early-Life Exposures May Impact Young Adult Bone Health
Specifically, maternal smoking and breastfeeding tied to fracture risk in young adulthood
Half of Individuals With MI at Age 50 or Younger Are Smokers
Smoking cessation linked to reduced risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in this population
USPSTF Advises Annual Low-Dose CT Lung Screening for High-Risk Individuals
Annual CT screening recommended for those aged 50 to 80 years at high risk due to smoking history
Stroke Risk Increased in African Americans Who Smoke Cigarettes
Dose-dependent increase in risk seen with smoking intensity; risk similar for past, never smokers
Meta-Analysis Links Smoking to COVID-19 Disease Progression
Risk for COVID-19 progression nearly double for smokers versus nonsmokers
