Quitting Smoking Can Double Cancer Survival Chances
January 22nd, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by GDBY Gina Gomez
London, Jan 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Kicking the habit of smoking after being diagnosed with early stage of lung cancer can go a long way in doubling the chances of survival, a recent study reveals. The findings comes to light following a study that has been undertaken to analyze the effects of continuing smoking even after developing lung cancer. The study has been published online by the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
The revelations of the study is being considered to be immensely significant as prior to the research there was hardly any evidence which could prove that quitting smoking after being diagnosed with lung cancer is in any way related to the chances of survival.
The study was undertaken by University of Birmingham of Britain in which they took into consideration data from 10 studies, which focused on the longevity of smokers after developing lung cancer. The study highlights that smokers diagnosed with lung cancer who fail to kick the habit have a minimal 29 to 33 per cent survival chance for a period of five years. At the same time, it also comes to light that for smokers who are able to quit smoking after developing cancer, the survival chances of being alive for the same period escalates to 63 to 70 percent.
Moreover, it has also been revealed that the new study might shed light into how smoking leads to cancer and pave the way for new treatments. However, researcher Amanda Parsons, who lead the study warns that the research only applies to patients who are in their initial stages of disease and does not include patients who are in their advanced stages.
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