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Never Too Late to Quit Smoking: New Research Highlights Positive Treatment Outcomes in Head & Neck Patients

Dr. Anurag Singh and team note survival rates across non-smokers, smokers and those who recently quit.

  • January 9, 2023

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    A study found that current smokers with head and neck cancers who quit before treatment had a 20% improvement in long-term survival.

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    Former smokers had similar survival outcomes to never smokers, even if they had recently quit smoking before treatment.

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    The research identified 22 pack years of smoking as a threshold for predicting poor survival rates in head and neck cancer patients.

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    Current smoking negates the survival benefits associated with HPV-positive tumors in head and neck cancer patients.

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    Doctors are encouraged to promote smoking cessation services to improve treatment outcomes for patients with head and neck cancers.

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Never Too Late to Quit Smoking: New Research Highlights Positive Treatment Outcomes in Head & Neck Patients

  • January 9, 2023

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