Highlighting The Need For Health Care Providers To Assist Cancer Patients In Breaking The Smoking Habit
October 21, 2009 by admin
Filed under Best Way To Quit Smoking, Quit Smoking Information
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 study published by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center in the current issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine. The 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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