Tag: smoking cessation

Even Light Smoking Raises Heart Disease Risk by 50–60%, Study Shows—and Quitting Doesn’t Fully Reverse It

A pooled analysis of 302,522 adults in PLOS Medicine found that smoking just 2–5 cigarettes daily elevates heart failure risk…

E-cigarette Use After Quitting Smoking Linked to Higher Lung Cancer Risk

Major Korean study of 4.5 million adults reveals higher lung cancer risk among e-cigarette users after smoking cessation compared to…

Quitting Smoking Reduces Dementia Risk by 20%, Major Study Finds

New research published in Neurology shows quitting smoking reduces dementia risk by 20%, with the greatest protection for those maintaining…

Continued smoking before lung cancer surgery increases pulmonary complications but not short-term mortality

New research from University of Cincinnati shows lung cancer patients who continue smoking before surgery have higher pulmonary complications but…