Warning from the expert: “Life expectancy of cancer patients who quit smoking is 2 years longer on average”
Gazi University Faculty of Medicine Medical Oncology Specialist Prof. Dr. Uğur Coşkun said that according to a study published in a health journal, patients who started tobacco treatment within six months after cancer diagnosis and quit smoking three months later, life expectancy increased by an average of 2 years compared to those who continued smoking.
Medical Oncology Specialist Prof. Dr. Uğur Coşkun made explanations about the research on the changes in the lives of patients diagnosed with cancer and smoking patients after they quit smoking. Referring to the results of the research conducted at the University of Texas and published in the journal JAMA Oncology, Coşkun said, “A 22-26 percent reduction in cancer-related deaths was detected in those who quit smoking within three months after starting tobacco cessation treatment. Looking at the findings of the study, the best results were found in patients who started tobacco treatment within six months of cancer diagnosis and quit smoking after three months. In these patients, life expectancy was almost 2 years longer on average in those who quit smoking compared to those who continued smoking.”
Coşkun continued his statements as follows:
