Strategies for smoking cessation among high risk populations to prevent lung cancer

Rojewski, Alana M.; Zuromski, Kelly L.; Toll, Benjamín A.

doi:10.1080/17476348.2017.1267571

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“…Nationwide prospective studies show that “the annual number of deaths in China that are caused by tobacco will rise from about 1 million in 2010 to 2 million in 2030 and 3 million in 2050, unless there is widespread cessation” [1]. While smoking cessation remains the single most effective prevention measure for lung cancer and other smoking-related diseases [4], the availability of smoking cessation services is extremely limited in China, and the majority of cessation attempts are not successful [5]. Insufficient smoking cessation services are an important contributing factor for the low cessation rates reported in China.…”

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Effectiveness of a text-messaging-based smoking cessation intervention (“Happy Quit”) for smoking cessation in China: A randomized controlled trial

Liao

Kelly

et al. 2018

PLoS Med

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BackgroundChina has the highest global prevalence of cigarette smokers, accounting for more than 40% of the total cigarette consumption in the world. Considering the shortage of smoking cessation services in China, and the acceptability, feasibility, and efficacy of mobile-phone-based text messaging interventions for quitting smoking in other countries, we conducted a mobile-phone-based smoking cessation study in China.Methods and findingsWe conducted a randomized controlled trial in China across 30 cities and provinces from August 17, 2016, to May 27, 2017. Adult smokers aged 18 years and older with the intention to quit smoking were recruited and randomized to a 12-week high-frequency messaging (HFM) or low-frequency messaging (LFM) intervention (“Happy Quit”) or to a control group in a 5:2:3 ratio. The control group received only text messages unrelated to quitting. The primary outcome was biochemically verified continuous smoking abstinence at 24 weeks. Secondary outcomes included (1) self-reported 7-day point prevalence of abstinence (i.e., not even a puff of smoke, for the last 7 days) at 1, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24 weeks; (2) self-reported continuous abstinence at 4, 12, and 24 weeks; and (3) self-reported average number of cigarettes smoked per day. A total of 1,369 participants received 12 weeks of intervention or control text messages with continued follow-up for 12 weeks. The baseline characteristics of participants among the HFM (n = 674), LFM (n = 284), and control (n = 411) groups were similar. The study sample included 1,295 (94.6%) men; participants had a mean age of 38.1 (SD 9.79) years and smoked an average of 20.1 (SD 9.19) cigarettes per day. We included the participants in an intention-to-treat analysis. Biochemically verified continuous smoking abstinence at 24 weeks occurred in 44/674 participants in the HFM group (6.5%), 17/284 participants in the LFM group (6.0%), and 8/411 participants (1.9%) in the control group; participants in both the HFM (odds ratio [OR] = 3.51, 95% CI 1.64–7.55, p < 0.001) and the LFM (OR = 3.21, 95% CI 1.36–7.54], p = 0.002) intervention groups were more likely to quit smoking than those in the control group. However, there was no difference in quit rate between the HFM and LFM interventions. We also found that the 7-day point quit rate from week 1 to week 24 ranged from approximately 10% to more than 26% with the intervention and from less than 4% to nearly 12% without the intervention. Those who continued as smokers in the HFM group smoked 1 to 3 fewer cigarettes per day than those in the LFM group over the 24 weeks of trial. Among study limitations, the participants were able to use other smoking cessation services (although very few participants reported using them), cotinine tests can only detect smoking status for a few days, and the proportion of quitters was small.ConclusionsOur findings demonstrate that a mobile-phone-based text messaging intervention (Happy Quit), with either high- or low-frequency messaging, led to smoking cessation in the present study,...

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Effectiveness of a text-messaging-based smoking cessation intervention (“Happy Quit”) for smoking cessation in China: A randomized controlled trial

Liao

Kelly

et al. 2018

PLoS Med

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“… 2 , 3 According to a systematic review of 76 articles on hookah smoking in Iran, 28.78% of participants reported total lifetime hookah use, 20.84% reported hookah use in the last year, and 16.36% in the last month. 4 Despite the large body of evidence on the negative effects of WPS on human health, including a higher risk of lung diseases, 5 little is known about the potential adverse effects of hookah use on the male reproductive tract. Albeitawi et al 6 investigated the effect of hookah smoking on the sperm parameters of 104 patients referred for in-vitro fertilization but did not find any significant changes in the sperm parameters of hookah users compared to those in the control group.…”

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Possible Harmful Effects of Smoking Hookah on Sperm DNA Fragmentation Index and Protamine Genes Expression in Normozoospermic Men

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Objectives: In recent years, smoking water pipes or hookah has increased among adolescents in most countries. Although there is evidence in support of the negative effects of this type of smoking on human health, such as the increased risk of lung disease, little is known about the potential effects of hookah smoking on the male reproductive system, especially on the molecular aspects of sperm. Patients and methods: This cross-sectional study examined sperm DNA fragmentation index, protamine 1 and 2 (PRM1 and PRM2) genes expression, and oxidant status in normozoospermic hookah smokers in comparison with non-smoker controls. Results: Our results showed significantly higher rates of DNA fragmentation, protamine deficiency, and abnormal chromatin condensation in the spermatozoa of hookah smokers ( P < .0001). Also, protamine gene expression showed a remarkable decrease in hookah smokers (1.55 ± 2.54 and 0.33 ± 0.54) compared to the controls (3.49 ± 5.41 and 1.22 ± 1.96), although the reduction was not statistically significant ( P = .155 and P = .066, respectively). Moreover, a significantly higher level of semen MDA was observed in the case group compared to the controls (0.39 ± 1.04 vs 0.15 ± 0.21; P = .013). Conclusion: According to our study, although hookah smoking does not have a significant effect on sperm parameters, it may have deleterious effects on DNA integrity, oxidative status, and nuclear protein levels of spermatozoa.

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“…Many studies have reported that age, sex, treatment, and particularly, tumor node metastasis (TNM) stage are independent prognostic factors of lung cancer (4)(5)(6). However, patients with lung cancer at the same TNM stage may have different prognoses.…”

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Prognostic significance of preoperative C-reactive protein to albumin ratio in non-small cell lung cancer patients: A meta-analysis

Yang

et al. 2023

Front. Surg.

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ObjectiveWe aimed to assess whether C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR) is associated with the clinicopathology and prognosis of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after surgery.MethodsSeveral literature databases were searched for eligible studies in English and Chinese published before September 1, 2022, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The pooled odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated to assess the association of CAR in lung cancer with clinicopathological characteristics including age, sex, smoking status, lymph node metastasis, and American Association of Cancer (AJCC) stage. The pooled hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% CI were calculated to assess the association of CAR with prognosis in lung cancer. Publication bias was assessed using Egger's test.ResultsOverall, 9 studies involving 3,359 NSCLC patients were included in this meta-analysis. The CAR was observed to be higher in males, smokers, and patients with lymph node metastasis and correlated with advanced AJCC stage but not with age. Moreover, a high CAR correlated with poor survival. No publication bias was observed in this meta-analysis.ConclusionsCAR was observed to be a significant biomarker for prognosis and associated with clinicopathological characteristics in patients with NSCLC after surgery.

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Strategies for smoking cessation among high risk populations to prevent lung cancer

Cited by 9 publications

References 13 publications

Effectiveness of a text-messaging-based smoking cessation intervention (“Happy Quit”) for smoking cessation in China: A randomized controlled trial

Effectiveness of a text-messaging-based smoking cessation intervention (“Happy Quit”) for smoking cessation in China: A randomized controlled trial

Possible Harmful Effects of Smoking Hookah on Sperm DNA Fragmentation Index and Protamine Genes Expression in Normozoospermic Men

Prognostic significance of preoperative C-reactive protein to albumin ratio in non-small cell lung cancer patients: A meta-analysis

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