Smoking Cessation Boosts Survival, Even in Advanced Cancer Maurie Markman, MD May 07, 2026

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/smoking-cessation-boosts-survival-even-advanced-cancer-2026a1000csl Hello. I’m Dr Maurie Markman, from City of Hope. I’d like to discuss what I consider to be a very important topic and one which I think deserves much more attention. The paper I’m referring to for discussion is, “Smoking cessation and mortality risk in cancer survivorship: real-world data from a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center.” The paper was published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.