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For patients with COPD who smoke, it's never too late to quit.
A recently published comprehensive analysis revealed important benefits of smoking cessation in Chronic Pulmonary Obstructive Disease (COPD). It is never too late to quit, and smoking cessation care is a matter of priority for all patients with COPD who smoke.
News
Posted 20 Mar, 2025
New infographic on boosting your patient's motivation to stop smoking and/or vaping
This infographic provides some questions that can be used by health professionals to support patients to explore ambivalence and boost motivation to stop smoking, vaping or both.
News
Posted 25 Feb, 2025
Postdiagnosis smoking cessation boosts life expectancy of patients with cancer.
Whilst we know that smoking increases cancer risk, and that a large proportion of newly diagnosed patients with cancer currently smoke, what impact does smoking cessation at the time of cancer diagnosis have on a patient’s life expectancy?
Research
Posted 14 Feb, 2025
Smoking contributes to health inequality in Australia
The Tobacco in Australia: Facts & Issues team, based at Cancer Council Victoria, analysed data from the 2022-2023 National Drug Strategy Household Survey and recently reported that the prevalence of smoking among people experiencing chronic health conditions was consistently higher in those from lower compared to higher socioeconomic areas.
Research
Posted 30 Jan, 2025