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3.36 Health effects of occasional (“social”) smoking and cutting down
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Relevant news and research: Health effects of occasional (“social”) smoking and cutting down

Strayer, L. G., Luo, X., Jensen, J., Alcheva, A., Cao, Q., Heckman, C. J., Steinberg, M. B., Stepanov, I. and Hatsukami, D. K. (2026). Effects of relighting cigarettes on biomarkers of carcinogen and toxicant exposures. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42261671


Alqasem, K., Alshwayyat, S., Aljawabrah, S., Maraqa, K., BanyAmer, A., Al-Khawaja, A., Ali, B. S., Al-Atiyat, S., Turab, R., Elmalahi, R., Eqleem, A., Alnaimat, S., BanyAmer, A., Alshatti, M., Omari, Z. and Shattal, M. A. (2025). Survival patterns and mutation profiles in never- and light-smokers with stage IV NSCLC. BMC Cancer, 1, 1906. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41430655


Satish, P., Thomas, D. and Zeller, M. (2025). Looking through the smoke screen: reviewing the risks of occasional smoking. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40737389


Tiwari, S., Lovsletten, O., Jacobsen, B. K., Wilsgaard, T., Mathiesen, E. B., Schirmer, H., Gram, I. T., Mannsverk, J. and Lochen, M. L. (2025). Occasional smoking is a risk factor for myocardial infarction in the population-based Tromso Study, 2001-2021. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40146252


Shen, R., Guo, Y. and Shen, C. (2025). Quantitative assessment of lung structure changes in low-intensity smokers: a retrospective study in a Chinese male cohort. Quant Imaging Med Surg, 1, 287-298. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39838995


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