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For patients with COPD who smoke, it's never too late to quit.
A recently published comprehensive analysis revealed important benefits of smoking cessation in Chronic Pulmonary Obstructive Disease (COPD). It is never too late to quit, and smoking cessation care is a matter of priority for all patients with COPD who smoke.
News
Posted 20 Mar, 2025
New infographic on boosting your patient's motivation to stop smoking and/or vaping
This infographic provides some questions that can be used by health professionals to support patients to explore ambivalence and boost motivation to stop smoking, vaping or both.
News
Posted 25 Feb, 2025
Postdiagnosis smoking cessation boosts life expectancy of patients with cancer.
Whilst we know that smoking increases cancer risk, and that a large proportion of newly diagnosed patients with cancer currently smoke, what impact does smoking cessation at the time of cancer diagnosis have on a patient’s life expectancy?
Research
Posted 14 Feb, 2025
Smoking contributes to health inequality in Australia
The Tobacco in Australia: Facts & Issues team, based at Cancer Council Victoria, analysed data from the 2022-2023 National Drug Strategy Household Survey and recently reported that the prevalence of smoking among people experiencing chronic health conditions was consistently higher in those from lower compared to higher socioeconomic areas.
Research
Posted 30 Jan, 2025
Research finds every cigarette shortens life expectancy by about 20 minutes.
Smoking a single cigarette reduces life expectancy by about 20 minutes, according to a new analysis by researchers from the University College London.
Research
Posted 23 Jan, 2025
Quit Centre Quarterly Newsletter - December 2024
Read our summer edition of Quit Centre Quarterly.
Newsletter
Posted 18 Dec, 2024
Australian Prescriber article and podcast: Therapeutic vapes for smoking cessation and nicotine dependence
Quit Centre and Quit team members have authored this useful article, which has been published in December's Australian Prescriber.
A podcast is now available on this topic as well.
Posted 10 Dec, 2024
The role of nurses in smoking cessation interventions for patients
A newly published review highlights the critical role nurses play in smoking cessation interventions. Analysis of 53 articles indicated that nurses commonly engaged in smoking assessment with patients, but it was not common for nurses to receive training in smoking cessation interventions. Smoking cessation training will enable nurses to deliver effective smoking cessation interventions with patients.
News
Posted 4 Dec, 2024