Smoking has been associated clearly with increased rates of cancer.

Smoking has been associated clearly with increased rates of cancer, specifically lung cancer, esophageal cancer and bladder cancer, among others.  Not only does smoking cause cancer, though, but research shows that smoking after a cancer diagnosis affects how well a patient tolerates cancer treatments, including surgery and chemotherapy.  Attached is an article about new research that showed that patients that quit smoking after learning that they had cancer lived significantly longer than those that didn’t quit smoking.  Smoking is a habit that is extremely difficult to stop, but there are ways we can help patients with quitting, and we are happy to help you in any way we can.

 

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