Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Key Takeaways Your lungs begin to heal after quitting vaping. The long-term effects of ...

Quitting smoking is a vital step for improving overall health, but it does not immediately eliminate lung cancer risk. Harmful substances from years of tobacco use can continue affecting the lungs and ...

The human respiratory system possesses remarkable healing abilities, even after years of tobacco exposure. While the damage from smoking can feel overwhelming, the body begins repairing itself within ...

Currently, 16.4% of adults in the U.S. use at least one tobacco or nicotine product such as cigarettes, e-cigarettes or nicotine pouches. Nicotine is extremely additive, so the American Lung ...

It’s a number to celebrate: 3.9 million. That’s the likely number of Americans saved from lung cancer since 1970 with efforts ...

A year after she quit smoking, Kim Swart thought the half-million cigarettes she smoked between high school and retirement had become a distant memory. Her cough lingered, but she was saving $600 each ...

Starting smoking cessation treatment within 9 months of a cancer diagnosis was associated with improved survival across various cancer types, with the greatest survival benefit observed among patients ...

Scientists at the University of Birmingham are to follow former smokers for a year to investigate the long-term health effects of vaping as a smoking cessation aid. The EVALUATE study, led by Dr Aaron ...

"Nicotine vaping is substantially less harmful than smoking. It's also one of the most effective tools for quitting smoking. ...

Smoking is linked to 20% of cancer diagnoses, with 47% of cancer patients being former or current smokers. Quitting smoking at cancer diagnosis can improve treatment outcomes, reduce complications, ...

Smoking cessation in advanced-stage cancer patients can extend life by about one year, highlighting its importance in cancer care. Innovative models like point-of-care tobacco treatment are ...