Wanda de Kanter: The Surprising Power of Quitting Smoking in Cancer Care
Wanda de Kanter, Ambassador at Health Care Leadership Academy, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“The greater the chance of survival in the event of cancer occurring, the greater the benefits that quitting smoking yields.
Quitting smoking after cancer with a five-year survival rate of 90% yields a survival gain of 10% and an increase in median survival of 2.1 years.
Smoking cessation after cancer with a 10% survival rate at five years yields a survival gain of 2% and a gain in median survival of three months
Conclusion:
Automate smoking cessation in oncology care as part of optimal cancer treatment for a better prognosis. zorgpaden
And this should start at the genetics outpatient clinic: if there is no kanker yet.
Highly relevant for young people who have been treated for cancer.”
Title: The Surprising Power of Quitting Smoking in Cancer Care
Authors: Nouhad El-Haddad, Yang Li, Geoff P. Delaney, Heewon Kang, Shalini Vinod, Margo Barr, Takahiro Tabuchi, Michael Kidd, Freddy Sitas
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