The scarier the better—screening results that make smokers stop smoking
Mené au Canada à partir de données portant sur 15 489 fumeurs ayant participé entre 2002 et 2009 à un programme national de dépistage du cancer du poumon, cet essai évalue l'association entre les résultats de l'examen de dépistage et l'évolution de la prévalence du tabagisme chez les participants
Screening for lung cancer leads to early detection and treatment, but can it also make people stop smoking before they get cancer? The answer is that it depends on the seriousness of the results, according to a study published May 28 in the JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
To determine if there is an association between type of screening result and smoking cessation, Martin C. Tammemagi of the Department of Health Sciences, Brock …
Journal of the National Cancer Institute , communiqué de presse, 2014