Lung cancer screening rates among heavy current and former smokers remain low and unchanged despite prevention guidelines, according to a new study published in JAMA Oncology last week. For the study, ...

University of Minnesota tobacco researchers have found that heavy smokers who reduce their number of daily cigarettes still take in two to three times more total toxins per cigarette than light ...

The National Cancer Institute isn't changing one of its key messages: don't smoke--it'll kill you. But the mortality data from its ongoing National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) involving more than ...

A new study from South Korea has revealed that heavy smokers may take up to 25 years after quitting for their cardiovascular ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Roswell Park study published last week in JAMA Network Open shows that adult smokers with no plans to quit are more likely to give up the habit if they switch to daily vaping. There ...

image: 'Social smokers' are more than twice as likely to die of lung disease and more than eight times as likely to die of lung cancer than non-smokers, according to research presented at the European ...

Share on Pinterest Experts say light smoking carries the same health risks as heavy smoking, just at a lower level. Getty Images New research shows that smoking increases the risk of death through ...

Treatments for gum disease may have little benefit for heavy smokers, new research shows. The study findings suggest the need to rethink treatment of the common gum disease periodontitis, according to ...