Tag: Tobacco: Cigarette Smoking
Higher Adiposity Increases Odds of Smoking
Findings for both increased risk of being a smoker and higher number of cigarettes smoked daily
ASCO: Few Eligible Smokers Had CT Screen for Lung CA in 2016
Most eligible smokers populated in South, which had most screening sites but low screening rate
Reported Cannabis Use Up in Parents With Children in Home
Decrease in cigarette smoking, but increase in cannabis use among parents with children in the home
Novel Thirdhand Smoke Exposure Route Identified
THS exposure route ID'd from partitioning of surface volatile organic compounds into aerosol phase
Child Secondhand Pot + Tobacco Exposure Ups Risk for ER Visits
Children in the marijuana and tobacco exposure group also had increase in otitis media episodes
Number of Cigarettes Smoked Daily Tied to Stroke Risk
Among men younger than 50, more cigarettes smoked linked to increased risk of ischemic stroke
Most Smokers With Head and Neck Cancer Have Tried to Quit
Eighty-eight percent of patients had made at least one attempt to quit; mean of 6.6 lifetime attempts
Cigarette Smoking a Risk Factor for Heart Failure in Blacks
Current smoking linked to higher mean LV mass index, lower mean LV circumferential strain
Cigarette Price Hike Would Provide More Gains for the Poor
More average life years gained from cessation, and more treatment costs averted for poorest 20 percent
Cannabis Use Tied to Increased Likelihood of Cigarette Smoking
Long-term data show increased initiation of, persistence of, and relapse to cigarette smoking
