The association between cigarette smoking, cancer screening, and cancer stage: a prospective study of the women's health initiative observational cohort.
Victor Albert EngSean P DavidShufeng LiMina S AllyMarcia StefanickJean Y TangPublished in: BMJ open (2020)
Active smoking is strongly associated with decreased use of cancer screening services and more advanced cancer stage at the time of diagnosis. Clinicians should emphasise the promotion of both smoking cessation and cancer screening for this high-risk group.