Lung cancer patients who quit smoking after being diagnosed with the disease have a significant 29% improvement in survival compared to those who continue smoking despite diagnosis, according to a new Italian scientific study.
The researchers, led by Dr. Saverio Canini of the Institute for Cancer Research and Prevention in Florence, who published the paper in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, conducted a meta-analysis of 21 published studies (up to October 2021) on the impact of smoking cessation after a lung cancer diagnosis.
The study, which involved a total of more than 10
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