Quitting Smoking Improves Performance, Not Survival, in Patients With Lung Cancer

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Article Date: 04 Nov 2005 - 8:00 PDT

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In a study of 206 patients with lung cancer, 93 (45 percent) were smokers, 14 (7 percent) were nonsmokers, and 98 (48 percent) were former smokers.

After reviewing clinical characteristics, smoking history, comorbidities, survival, performance status, and pulmonary function tests, researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas, found there was no significant difference between survival rates, based on smoking status before and after diagnosis.

Patients who quit smoking maintained a better performance status at 6 and 12 months following diagnosis.

CHEST 2005 abstract highlights

Jennifer Stawarz
jstawarz@chestnet.org
American College of Chest Physicians
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