What is it about?
In a population study of more than 4000 subjects from Tromsø, Norway, a new diagnosis of lung or heart disease was related to about 50 % chance of quitting smoking in a follow up fter 7 years.
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Why is it important?
Previous studies have shown that lung disease patients have had a lower tendency to quit smoking compared to heart patients. Our study shows that obstructive lung disease was just as strongly associaled to quitting as was heart disease.
Perspectives
An early diagnosis of obstructive lung disease is important in order to encourage patients to quit smoking.
Maja-Lisa Løchen
UiT Norges arktiske universitet
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This page is a summary of: A new diagnosis of asthma or COPD is linked to smoking cessation – the Tromsø study, International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, June 2016, Dove Medical Press,
DOI: 10.2147/copd.s108046.
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