Alan Conlon, a smoker for more than 30 years, took the test.
His advice: Go for it, because you're better off knowing.
More Press ReleasesSmoking Cessation (Risk of Lung Cancer Due to Smoking: The Numbers)
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Smoking Cessation (Control of Tobacco Dependence: Background and Guidelines)
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Larabie, LC. To what extent do smokers plan quit attempts?. Tobacco Control 2005; 42: 5-8.
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Smoking Cessation (Stages in Smoking Cessation)
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Smoking Cessation (Methods of Smoking Cessation)
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Doran CM, Valenti L, Robinson M, Britt H, Mattick RP. Smoking status of Australian general practice patients and their attempts to quit. Addictive Behaviors 2006; 31: 758-766.
Willemsen MC, Wiebing M, van Emst A, Zeeman G. Helping smokers to decide on the use of efficacious smoking cessation methods: A randomized controlled trial of a decision aid. Addiction 2006; 101: 441-449.
Smoking Cessation (Why Do Smokers Quit?)
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Sanderson-Cox L, et al. Nicotine dependence treatment for patients with cancer: review and recommendations. Cancer 2003; 98: 632-644.
Smoking Cessation (Genetic Testing and Smoking Cessation)
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Smoking Cessation (How Effective are the different approaches to smoking cessation?)
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General Articles
Young Robert P. et al. Functional variants of anti-oxidant genes in smokers with COPD and in those with normal lung function. Thorax 2006; 30: 1-7.
Young RP, Hopkins RJ, Eaton TE. Potential benefits of statins on morbidity and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a review of the evidence. Postgraduate Medical Journal 2009