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7.1 Health and other benefits of quitting
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Relevant news and research: Health and other benefits of quitting

Ahmad, I., Bera, J., Kohatsu, N. D., Fleuret, J. E., Winter, E. L., Hoch, J. S. and Backman, D. R. (2025). Improving system-based tobacco cessation in a community health clinic. Am J Manag Care, Spec. No. 3, SP139-SP144. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40080651


Beck, J., Hasenbohler, F., Werlen, L., Lengsfeld, S., Meienberg, A., Bathelt, C., Vogt, D., Christ-Crain, M., Burkard, T. and Winzeler, B. (2025). Blood pressure changes during smoking cessation in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of dulaglutide treatment. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40037282


Berlin, I. (2025). Glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists, weight and blood pressure change after smoking cessation. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40130541


El-Haddad, N., Li, Y., Delaney, G. P., Kang, H., Vinod, S., Barr, M., Tabuchi, T., Kidd, M. and Sitas, F. (2025). It is never too late to stop smoking. Applying working estimates of smoking cessation on five-year overall survival gains after a cancer diagnosis. Cancer Epidemiol, 102775. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40106868


Jenssen, B. P., Tayong, N., Martin, H., Ramachandran, J., Kelleher, S., Thayer, J. G., Grundmeier, R. W., Fiks, A. G. and Schnoll, R. A. (2025). Refer2Quit: A pilot referral approach to promote treatment for parents who smoke tobacco through pediatric primary care. Drug Alcohol Depend Rep, 100322. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40092286


La Rosa, G. R. M., Pedulla, E., Chapple, I., Kowalski, J., Walicka, M., Piro, S. and Polosa, R. (2025). A systematic review of oral health outcomes following smoking cessation in type 2 diabetes: Clinical and research implications. J Dent, 105665. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40058483


Natarajan, P. M., Swamikannu, B., Rahe, R., Kamaraj, B., Kamaraj, L. and Ramachandran, V. (2024). The Crucial Role of Smoking Cessation in Preventing Oral Cancer. J Pharm Bioallied Sci, Suppl 5, S4245-S4247. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40061748


Williamson, T. J., Park, E. R., Warner, E. T., Rasmussen, A. W. and Ostroff, J. S. (2025). Quitting smoking after a cancer diagnosis is associated with reductions in stigma and anxiety: A longitudinal mediation analysis. Stigma Health, 1, 73-82. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40026684


Yousif, H. A. and Hami, M. A. (2025). Effect of waterpipe smoking and its cessation on metabolic biomarkers and a novel biomarker omentin-1. Biomarkers, 1-Jul. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40084921


Zhu, H., Xu, P., Wei, Y., Zhao, C., Zhao, D., Li, Y., Ma, X., Wang, M. and Kang, H. (2025). Smoking cessation improves health status of patients with chronic diseases: evidence from a longitudinal study of older adults in China. BMC Public Health, 1, 957. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40069671


B, R. C., Khanum, N., Kulkarni, P., Basavegowda, M., M, K. and S, S. (2024). E-learning module on tobacco counselling for students of medicine and dentistry in India: a needs analysis using mixed-methods research. BMJ Public Health, 2, e001031. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40018541


Benjamin, N., Choubey, V., Bhasin, M., Sushma, B., Choudhary, A. and Thomas, P. A. (2024). Analysis of Tobacco Cessation Programs in Dental Settings. J Pharm Bioallied Sci, Suppl 4, S3290-S3292. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39926780


Dhanapriyanka, M., Silva, R. R., Warnakulasuriya, S., Jayasekara, P., De Silva, D., Moraes, R. R., Do, L. and Ha, D. H. (2025). Mapping tobacco use cessation counselling awareness in dental offices: a cross-country survey. BMC Oral Health, 1, 265. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39972324


Martinez, A. and Sazegar, P. (2025). An Intervention to Improve Evidence-based Nicotine Prescribing by Primary Care Physicians. J Addict Med, 1, 102-104. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39899675


Mauries, S., Rolland, B., Mallevays, M., Catoire, S., Zehani, F., Sauvage, K., Davido, G., Lejoyeux, M. and Geoffroy, P. A. (2024). Conditions of sleep restoration after smoking cessation: A systematic review. Sleep Med Rev, 102041. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39893864


Meckel, K. and Rittenhouse, K. (2025). The effect of smoking cessation on mental health: Evidence from a randomized trial. J Health Econ, 102969. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39908648


Perelman, S. C., Ansari, T., Valdez, J. and Albert, D. A. (2025). Innovative Tobacco Cessation Strategies in Dental Education: Bridging Didactic and Clinical. J Dent Educ. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39915943


Rahman, M., Alatiqi, M., Al Jarallah, M., Hussain, M. Y., Monayem, A., Panduranga, P. and Rajan, R. (2025). Cardiovascular Effects of Smoking and Smoking Cessation: A 2024 Update. Glob Heart, 1, 15. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39991592


Rani, V., Khosla, R., Sharma, R., Kunsi, S. R., Chandran, T. and Ali, A. K. S. (2024). Training and Education for Dental Professionals on Tobacco Cessation. J Pharm Bioallied Sci, Suppl 4, S3260-S3262. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39927030


Caini, S., Gorini, G., Del Riccio, M., Saieva, C., Carreras, G., Bonomo, P., Salvestrini, V., Cattaruzza, M. S., Assedi, M., D'Ecclesiis, O., Gaeta, A., Albini, A., Masala, G. and Gandini, S. (2025). Upgrading your best chances: postdiagnosis smoking cessation boosts life expectancy of patients with cancer - a systematic review and meta-analysis. Tobacco Control. Available from: https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/tobaccocontrol/early/2025/01/06/tc-2024-058873.full.pdf


Chirila, S. I., Grasa, C. N., Gurgas, L., Cristurean, C. V., Hanzu-Pazara, L. and Hangan, T. (2024). Evaluating the Effectiveness of Brief Interventions for Smoking Cessation Performed by Family Doctors. Medicina (Kaunas), 12. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39768864


Dudurych, I., Sidorenkov, G., van Tuinen, M., Slebos, D. J., de Bock, G. H., van den Berge, M., de Bruijne, M. and Vliegenthart, R. (2024). CT-based airway changes after smoking cessation in the general population. Eur J Radiol, 111905. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39755007


Fan, M., Fang, Y. J., Chen, J., Zhong, X., Zhang, N., Zeng, Z., Xiao, D., Qi, X., Liang, W., Li, X., Gao, Y., Li, S. and Su, Z. (2024). Investigation of Smoking Cessation Status and Its Influencing Factors in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis, 2763-2773. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39759460


Kshtriya, P., Goel, S. and Ghosh, A. (2025). Efficacy of shared decision making in tobacco cessation among health facilities of Haryana, India - A double blinded, parallel group Randomized Controlled trial Protocol. Public Health Pract (Oxf), 100581. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39831084


Mohd Radzi, N. A. and Yusof, Z. Y. M. (2025). Effectiveness of a Dentist-based Anti-Smoking Intervention Among Malaysian Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Field Trial. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 1, 161-169. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39873998


Parul, P., Joseph, B., Datta, S. and Rahman, M. A. (2025). Psychiatrists' Attitude Towards Smoking Cessation Support (PATSS): Exploring Psychometric Properties of the Measurement Tool. Psychiatr Q. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39885105


Sarbay, I. (2024). Evaluating smoking cessation strategies in thoracic surgery outpatient clinics. Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol, 4, 201-205. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39781428


Torres, L. A., Lin, D., Katsetos, M., Patel, R., Sarwat, Z., Siccardi, H. and Steele, C. (2025). Assessing the Efficacy of Pre-professional Students in Identifying and Delivering Interventions to Current Smokers. J Gen Intern Med. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39762683


Yin, W., Lin, Z., Gong, W. J., Wang, W. X., Zhu, Y. Y., Fu, Y. L., Yang, H., Zhang, J. X., Lin, P. and Li, J. B. (2025). Smoking cessation is a protective factor for lung cancer onset and mortality: a population-based prospective cohort study. BMC Cancer, 1, 86. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39815190


Zuo, W., Peng, J. and Wu, J. (2024). Relationship of smoking cessation duration and cognitive function among middle-aged and older adults in China: a national cross-sectional study. Front Public Health, 1503152. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39839407


Aquino, M. R. J., Brennan-Tovey, K., Fong, M., Wearn, A., Bigirumurame, T., Robinson, T., Trevor, M., Feeney, J., Rutter, A., Sharrock, R., West, J., Bridges, S., Attwood, A. S., Jolly, K., Damery, S., Flanagan, S., Armitage, C., Russell, S., Strong, S., Ramsay, S. E. and Kaner, E. F. S. (2024). Implementation and impact of NHS-funded tobacco dependence services in England: a mixed-method evaluation protocol. BMJ Open, 12, e089630. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39725430


Bailey, S. R., Lucas, J. A., Holderness, H., Lyon-Scott, K., Erroba, J., Flocke, S. A., Overholser, A. and Tindle, H. A. (2024). Smoking Assessment by Visit Modality among Community-Based Primary Care Clinics. Am J Prev Med. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39643095


Baumeister, S. E., Listl, S., Holtfreter, B., Nascimento, G. G. and Leite, F. R. M. (2024). Causal Effect of Smoking and Cessation on Tooth Loss. J Clin Periodontol. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39707762


Boesch, A., Durand, M. A., Habfast-Robertson, I., Jacot-Sadowski, I., Berlin, I. and Selby, K. (2024). Patient reactions to proactive tobacco cessation counseling using a decision aid in primary care: A qualitative study. Tob Use Insights, 1179173X241304271. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39669670


Cho, M. H., Jung, J., Koo, H. Y., Jung, W., Han, K., Cho, I. Y. and Shin, D. W. (2024). Effects of Smoking Behavior Change on Diabetes Incidence after Cancer Development: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Diabetes Metab, 101604. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39709168


D'Couto, H., Thielking, A. M., Sewpaul, R., Levy, D. E., Rigotti, N. A., Chrysanthopoulou, S. A., Siedner, M. J., Freedberg, K. A., Wood, R., Hyle, E. P. and Reddy, K. P. (2024). The impact of tobacco smoking and smoking cessation on lung cancer and stroke incidence among people with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in South Africa: a simulation modeling study. BMJ Glob Health, 12. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39675836


Faisal, S. (2024). Break the Habit: A Pharmacist's Toolkit for Smoking Cessation Counselling. Can Pharm J (Ott), 6, 285. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39618711


Fogelberg, R., Young-Wolff, K. C., Nadella, J., Khan, M., Chen, Y. I. and Rana, J. S. (2024). 300,000 quitters and counting; A systematic approach to tobacco cessation. Am J Prev Cardiol, 100894. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39634779


Foti, K., Hubbard, D., Smith, K. A., Hearld, L., Richman, J., Horton, T., Parker, S., Roughton, D., Craft, M., Clarkson, S. A., Jackson, E. A. and Cherrington, A. L. (2024). Improving Blood Pressure Control and Tobacco Use Cessation Intervention In Primary Care: Protocol for the Alabama Cardiovascular Cooperative Heart Health Improvement Project. JMIR Res Protoc, e63685. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39706585


Huang, M. T., Wu, J. L., Lee, S. C., Kuo, C. W., Chen, C. Y., Lin, E. C., Chang, Y. H., Lo, S. Y., Martin, S., Hargono, A., Tsai, T. Y. and Li, C. Y. (2024). Institutional variation of smoking cessation success in Taiwan: A multi-level analysis of the National Second-Generation Tobacco Cessation Program Data. J Subst Use Addict Treat, 209615. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39725233


Kelley, N., Maglalang, D. D., Suh, R., Bello, M. S., de Leon, C., Moitra, E. and Ahluwalia, J. S. (2024). Gaps in smoking cessation counseling administered by healthcare providers to BIPOC gay men who smoke daily in the U.S. J Subst Use Addict Treat, 209590. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39622436


Lee, H., Shin, J. and Choi, J. W. (2024). Association between waist circumference or weight change after smoking cessation and incidence of cardiovascular disease or all-cause death in Korean adults with type 2 diabetes. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne), 1493663. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39669492


Ramirez, G. F., Badii, N. Z., Mohn, P., Northrup, A., Smoot, C., Doran, N., Brouwer, K., Myers, M., Godino, J., Liu, J., Ghobrial-Sedky, K. and Strong, D. (2024). Assessing the effects of Enhanced Multicomponent Proactive Navigator-Assisted Cessation of Tobacco Use within a federally qualified health center (EMPACT-Us): a protocol study. BMC Public Health, 1, 3496. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39695566


Singh, A., Berger, D. J., Jonik, S., Robbins, M. E., King, S. and Yingst, J. (2024). Self-Reported Comfort and Use of Tobacco Cessation Interventions by Healthcare Providers. Cureus, 11, e74037. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39703287


Wang, Z., Qiu, Y., Ji, X. and Dong, L. (2024). Effects of smoking cessation on individuals with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Public Health, 1433269. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39722704


Yang, P. H., Chien, Y. S. and Luh, D. L. (2024). Repeated participation in hospital smoking cessation services and its effectiveness in smoking cessation: a seven-year observational study in Taiwan. Arch Public Health, 1, 241. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39716266


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