Enhanced recovery after surgery is well established in specialties such as colorectal
surgery. It is achieved through the introduction of multiple evidence-based perioperative …

Background There is a common perception that smoking generally helps people to manage
stress, and may be a form of'self‐medication'in people with mental health conditions …

Background and Objectives Smoking tobacco is the leading cause of preventable illness in
the United States and around the world. However, much remains unknown about the factors …

INTRODUCTION: Surgical resection currently is the best available treatment to enhance
long-term survival after non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). With the anticipated growth in …

Cigarette smoking has been implicated in causing many cancers and cancer deaths. There
is mounting evidence indicating that smoking negatively impacts cancer treatment efficacy …

Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Approximately 30% of all cancer deaths in the United
States are caused by tobacco use and smoking. Cancers of eighteen sites have been …

Tobacco use after cancer diagnosis is associated with adverse cancer outcomes, yet
reliable prevalence estimates for this behavior are lacking. We conducted a systematic …

Background A critical gap in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Database is the
absence of patient-reported outcomes (PRO), which are of increasing importance in …

BACKGROUND: The objectives of this study were to evaluate survival among current
smokers, former smokers, and never smokers who are diagnosed with non–small cell lung …

Background Clinical decision-making for patients with stage I lung cancer is complex. It
involves multiple options (lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge, stereotactic body …