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Smoking cessation by combined medication and counselling: a feasibility study in lung cancer patients.

Christian ReinhardtMarkus HardenChristoph Herrmann-LingenAchim RittmeyerStefan Andreas
Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2022)
In conclusion, our results suggest that smoking cessation is feasible in patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer. The observed abstinence rate is comparable to other patient cohorts. Furthermore, pharmacotherapy in addition to cancer therapy was safe and did not show novel side effects in these seriously ill patients. Thus, smoking cessation should be an integral part of lung cancer treatment. Trial registration The study was conducted in accordance with good clinical practice standards (GCP) and approved by the local ethics committee (16/3/14), the European PAS registry (EUPAS8748) and the German BfArM (NIS-Studien-Nr. 5508). All patients provided written informed consent before study enrollment.
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