Cancer Survivors May Not Be Getting The Help They Need To Stop Smoking

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 13:14 in Health & Medicine

More than a quarter of cancer survivors who still smoke have not been advised to quit smoking by their health care providers in the last year, according to a new study. Findings suggest that health care providers -- from doctors to dentists to nurses -- are missing an opportunity to make a dramatic difference in the quality of life of their patients.

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