Public Supports Raising Legal Smoking Age to 21
Even 70% of smokers support the concept of raising the legal smoking age.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Still Needed in All States
About half of cardiovascular deaths could be prevented with elimination of 5 major risk factors.
High-Risk Patients Screened for Bladder Cancer Rarely Die from It
During a median of 6.5 years of follow-up, none of the 9 cases of bladder cancer diagnosed among 925 patients was muscle invasive.
Smoking Responsible for Many Deaths from 12 Cancers
80% of lung cancer deaths linked to smoking, researchers say.
Smoking Increases Risk of Prostate Cancer Recurrence After Surgery
Smoking cessation for 10 or more years, however, mitigates that risk.
Smokers May Need More Anesthesia During Surgery
Effect seems to extend to patients exposed to secondhand smoke, as well as smokers.
Stroke Risk Lower with Kidney Transplants vs. Dialysis
Their risk of a stroke was 46% lower than that of dialysis patients.
Complete Hematuria Evaluation Occurs in Just 1 in 6 Patients
Men at high-risk of bladder cancer were the most likely to be referred to urologists.
Pts at High Risk of Bladder CA More Likely to Die of Other Causes
Screened patients were more likely to die from other smoking-related malignancies.
Smoking Adversely Affects Urologic Surgery Outcomes
Current and former smokers are at higher risk of complications within 30 days after radical prostatectomy or cystectomy.
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