Burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Safiri, S, Carson-Chahhoud, K, Noori, M, Nejadghaderi, SA, Sullman, MJM, Ahmadian Heris, J, Ansarin, K, Mansournia, MA, Collins, GS, Kolahi, A-A, Kaufman, JS

“…Preventive programmes should focus on smoking cessation, improving air quality, and reducing occupational exposures to further reduce the burden of COPD.…”

Adherence to a healthy lifestyle and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in Chinese adults: a 10-year prospective study of 0.5 million people by Zhu, N, Yu, C, Guo, Y, Bian, Z, Han, Y, Yang, L, Chen, Y, Du, H, Li, H, Liu, F, Chen, J, Chen, Z, Lv, J, Li, L

“…We defined five healthy lifestyle factors as never smoking or smoking cessation not due to illness; non-daily drinking or moderate alcohol drinking; median or higher level of physical activity; a diet rich in vegetables, fruits, legumes and fish, and limited in red meat; a body mass index of 18.5 to 27.9 kg/m2 and a waist circumference < 90 cm (men)/85 cm (women). …”

Estimating the risks of breast cancer radiotherapy: Evidence from modern radiation doses to the lungs and heart and from previous randomised trials by Taylor, C, Correa, C, Duane, F, Aznar, M, Anderson, S, Bergh, J, Dodwell, D, Ewertz, M, Gray, R, Jagsi, R, Pierce, L, Pritchard, K, Swain, S, Wang, Z, Wang, Y, Whelan, T, Peto, R, McGale, P

“…Hence smoking can determine the net effect of radiotherapy on mortality; but smoking cessation substantially reduces radiotherapy-risk.…”

Trial Protocol: Using genotype to tailor prescribing of nicotine replacement therapy: a randomised controlled trial assessing impact of communication upon adherence. by Marteau, T, Munafò, MR, Aveyard, P, Hill, C, Whitwell, S, Willis, T, Crockett, R, Hollands, G, Johnstone, E, Wright, A, Prevost, A, Armstrong, D, Sutton, S, Kinmonth, A

“…BACKGROUND: The behavioural impact of pharmacogenomics is untested; informing smokers of genetic test results for responsiveness to smoking cessation medication may increase adherence to this medication. …”

Effectiveness and safety of nicotine replacement therapy assisted reduction to stop smoking: systematic review and meta-analysis. by Moore, D, Aveyard, P, Connock, M, Wang, D, Fry-Smith, A, Barton, P

“…They were reduction studies that reported smoking cessation as a secondary outcome. The trials enrolled a total of 2767 smokers, gave nicotine replacement therapy for 6-18 months, and lasted 12-26 months. 6.75% of smokers receiving nicotine replacement therapy attained sustained abstinence for six months, twice the rate of those receiving placebo (relative risk (fixed effects) 2.06, 95% confidence interval 1.34 to 3.15; (random effects) 1.99, 1.01 to 3.91; five trials). …”

DIABETES RISK AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH DEMOGRAPHIC AND BEHAVIORAL FACTORS IN RUSSIAN POPULATION: DATA FROM THE ESSE-RF STUDY by S.  E. Evstifeeva, S. А. Shalnova, А. D. Deev, О. А. Belova, Yu. I. Grinshtein, D. V. Duplyakov, А. Yu. Efanov, Yu. V. Zhernakova, Е. V. Indukaeva, N. V. Kulakova, R. А. Libis, S. V. Nedogoda, О. P. Rotar, G. V. Tolparov, I. А. Trubacheva, Т. М. Chernykh, А. А. Shabunova, S. А. Boytsov

“…Multifactorial analysis demonstrated that after correction for region and age, DM high risk was associated with smoking cessation (odds ratio (OR) 1,34; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1,14-1,58; р=0,0004) and alcohol consumption (OR 2,01; 95% CI 1,48-2,71; р=0,0001), and in women — with low income, low educational level and being married.Conclusion. …”
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Varenicline and counseling for vaping cessation: a double-blind, randomized, parallel-group, placebo-controlled trial by Pasquale Caponnetto, Davide Campagna, Jasjit S. Ahluwalia, Christopher Russell, Marilena Maglia, Paolo Marco Riela, Carmelo Fabio Longo, Barbara Busa, Riccardo Polosa

“…Setting: The study took place at a University-run smoking cessation center. Participants: People who exclusively use ECs daily and intend to quit vaping. …”
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Resting-state electroencephalography theta predicts neurofeedback treatment 4-month follow-up response in nicotine addiction by Ying Zhu, Li Yang, Ye Yuan, Xiaochu Zhang, Qiujian Meng, Jiafang Liu, Junjie Bu

“…Background The high rate of long-term relapse is a major cause of smoking cessation failure. Recently, neurofeedback training has been widely used in the treatment of nicotine addiction; however, approximately 30% of subjects fail to benefit from this intervention. …”
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Health Care Professionals’ Clinical Skills to Address Vaping and e-Cigarette Use by Patients: Needs and Interest Questionnaire Study by Mary Metcalf, Karen Rossie, Katie Stokes, Bradley Tanner

“…Youth vaping peaked in 2019, with over 25% of high school students currently vaping. e-Cigarettes are used where smoking is not permitted or as an alternative smoking cessation treatment instead of Food and Drug Administration–approved options. …”
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Barriers and facilitators for oral health screening among tobacco users: a mixed-methods study by Abdullah Alsoghier, Abdulrahman Alnutaifi, Obaid Alotaibi, Abdulaziz Alotaibi, Abdullah Alharbi, Nada Almubarak, Sara Albassam

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Lung cancer screening in Brazil: recommendations from the Brazilian Society of Thoracic Surgery, Brazilian Thoracic Association, and Brazilian College of Radiology and Diagnostic I... by Luiz Fernando Ferreira Pereira, Ricardo Sales dos Santos, Daniel Oliveira Bonomi, Juliana Franceschini, Ilka Lopes Santoro, André Miotto, Thiago Lins Fagundes de Sousa, Rodrigo Caruso Chate, Bruno Hochhegger, Artur Gomes Neto, Airton Schneider, César Augusto de Araújo Neto, Dante Luiz Escuissato, Gustavo Faibischew Prado, Luciana Costa-Silva, Mauro Musa Zamboni, Mario Claudio Ghefter, Paulo César Rodrigues Pinto Corrêa, Pedro Paulo Teixeira e Silva Torres, Ricardo Kalaf Mussi, Valdair Francisco Muglia, Irma de Godoy, Wanderley Marques Bernardo

“…Lung cancer screening (LCS) with low-dose CT (LDCT) reduces LC-related mortality by 20%, and that reduction reaches 38% when LCS by LDCT is combined with smoking cessation. In the last decade, a number of countries have adopted population-based LCS as a public health recommendation. …”
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The impact of short message services and personal consultation by pharmacy students on medication adherence and blood pressure control: study protocol for a cluster randomized tria... by Zhai P, Li Q, Gillani AH, Hayat K, Shi L, Wang S, Peng F, Xu S, Du Q, Cao Z, Morisky DE, Fang Y

“…SMS messages will include educational information about normal blood pressure, complications of hypertension, salt intake, healthy diet, smoking cessation, regular exercise, weight control, antihypertensive medication schedule and treatment. …”
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Doença pulmonar obstrutiva crónica â Uma revisão by Artur Laizo

“…Inflammatory markers such as interleukins and TNF-alpha maintain the systemic picture. While smoking cessation improves hypoxemia and exercise intolerance, it does not repair damaged tissue. …”
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Systolic blood pressure variation within a visit of community hypertension patients in Shanghai by LANG Dongchen, YAN Qinghua, SU Xuyan, SHI Yan, WU Fei, WANG Yuheng, LUO Wei, CHENG Minna, WU Yiling

“…Generalized linear model analysis showed the following influencing factors of CV_S： gender， females were higher than males， B=0.032， P<0.001； age group， 60‒69 years， 70‒79 years old group， and ≥80 years groups were all higher than <50 years group， B=0.042， 0.056， and 0.074 respectively with P values of 0.020， 0.002， and <0.001 respectively； smoking， smoking cessation and smoking everyday was lower than never smoking， B=-0.032 and-0.028 respectively with P values of 0.023 and 0.007 respectively； systolic blood pressure， 140‒159 mmHg group， 160‒179 mmHg group， and ≥180 mmHg group were lower then <140 mmHg group， B=-0.039， -0.091， and -0.175 respectively with P values all <0.001； and measurement season， autumn was lower than spring， （B=-0.056， P<0.001）. …”
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Prevention of Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI): A Clinical Practice Protocol in High-Risk Patients by Ferdinando Iannotti, Paolo Prati, Andrea Fidanza, Raffaele Iorio, Andrea Ferretti, Daniel Pèrez Prieto, Nanne Kort, Bruno Violante, Gennaro Pipino, Alfredo Schiavone Panni, Michael Hirschmann, Marco Mugnaini, Pier Francesco Indelli

“…In the preoperative period, patient optimization is key: BMI < 35, diet optimization, Hemoglobin A1c < 7.5, Fructosamine < 292 mmol/L, smoking cessation, and MRSA nasal screening all showed strong evidence on reducing PJI risk. …”
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Characteristics and service use of NSW Quitline callers with and without mental health conditions by Simone Lodge, Simone Lodge, Kate Bartlem, Kate Bartlem, Kate Bartlem, Lauren Gibson, Lauren Gibson, Caitlin Fehily, Caitlin Fehily, Tegan Bradley, Tegan Bradley, Emma McKeon, Emma McKeon, Kate Reakes, Sandra Rickards, Phillipa Hastings, Jenny Bowman, Jenny Bowman

“…Quitline services offer telephone-based smoking cessation support to the public and have been shown to be effective. …”
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Effects of activation of an alcohol metabolic gene, cigarette smoking, and alcohol intake on the incidence of metachronous gastric cancer in patients who underwent endoscopic resec... by Satoshi Abiko, Yuichi Shimizu, Marin Ishikawa, Masaki Inoue, Katsuma Nakajima, Risako Kohya, Koji Hirata, Kazuharu Suzuki, Ryo Sugiura, Shuichi Miyamoto, Kenji Kinoshita, Kazuteru Hatanaka, Yoshiya Yamamoto, Hirohito Naruse, Takuto Miyagishima, Naoya Sakamoto

“…Conclusion Continued cigarette smoking, at a high level, may be an important risk factor for the development of metachronous GC. Advice for smoking cessation should be given.…”
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A Smartphone App (AnSim) With Various Types and Forms of Messages Using the Transtheoretical Model for Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: Development... by Jah Yeon Choi, Ji Bak Kim, Sunki Lee, Seo-Joon Lee, Seung Eon Shin, Se Hyun Park, Eun Jin Park, Woohyeun Kim, Jin Oh Na, Cheol Ung Choi, Seung-Woon Rha, Chang Gyu Park, Hong Seog Seo, Jeonghoon Ahn, Hyun-Ghang Jeong, Eung Ju Kim

“…Based on the results, health care experts and clinicians drafted messages into 5 categories: (1) general information regarding cardiovascular health and medications, (2) nutrition, (3) physical activity, (4) destressing, and (5) smoking cessation. In each category, 90 messages were developed according to 3 simplified steps of the transtheoretical model of behavioral change: (1) precontemplation, (2) contemplation and preparation, and (3) action and maintenance. …”
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Multimodal prehabilitation in patients with non-small cell lung cancer undergoing anatomical resection: protocol of a non-randomised feasibility study by Charlotte Johanna Laura Molenaar, Erik Martin Von Meyenfeldt, Carlijn Tini Ireen de Betue, Rosaline van den Berg, David Wouter Gerard ten Cate, Goof Schep, Magdolen Youssef-El Soud, Eric van Thiel, Nicky Rademakers, Sanne Charlotte Hoornweg, Gerrit Dirk Slooter, Frank van den Broek, Geertruid Marie Heleen Marres, Dutch Prehab Lung Research Group

“…Methods The multimodal prehabilitation programme consists of an exercise programme, nutritional support, psychological support, smoking cessation, patient empowerment and respiratory optimisation. …”
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Practical dietary interventions to prevent cardiovascular disease suitable for implementation in primary care: an ADAPTE-guided systematic review of international clinical guidelin... by Delphine Le Goff, Naomi Aerts, Michele Odorico, Morgane Guillou-Landreat, Gabriel Perraud, Hilde Bastiaens, Geofrey Musinguzi, Jean-Yves Le Reste, Marie Barais

“…Combining diet with other interventions such as exercise and smoking cessation increased efficacy. No guidelines provided detailed implementation strategies. …”
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