Mahdi Sheikh, Scientist at International Agency for Research on Cancer / World Health Organization, shared on X:
“Tobacco kills ~8 million people every year.
Smoking causes at least 20 cancer types, and 80% of Lung Cancer deaths are due to tobacco use.
Quitting Smoking saves lives!
Even after a cancer diagnosis, smoking cessation improves survival and treatment success.
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LungCancer screening = a golden opportunity.
We must integrate smoking cessation into screening programs to maximize impact on survival.
In the past few months, I’ve been traveling across France, Iraq, Greece, United Kingdom, Spain to spread this message and work with scientists and stakeholders to push these efforts forward at country level.
Deep thanks to IARC, IASLC, Institut Cancer, Lung Policy Net, OncoDaily for supporting these efforts.”
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