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Smoking before or after a breast cancer diagnosis associated with poorer breast cancer survival

https://www.facingourrisk.org/XRAY/smoking-before-or-after-breast-cancer
Full article: https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO.2015.63.9328

Cigarette smoking is an important public health issue that causes more than 480,000 deaths annually. Smoking increases the risk of many diseases, from heart disease to stroke. This research indicates that smoking before and or after a diagnosis of breast cancer affects survival, and also shows that it is never too late to quit smoking. (02/23/16)

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