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How do you counsel patients with newly diagnosed advanced cancer on smoking cessation?

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Radiation Oncology · UCLA | VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
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Smoking addiction is a mental health problem requiring advanced medical services. Many of our patients with advanced cancer have already tried dozens of times to quit, and there's a reason they can't. They're either psychologically or physically addicted, or both, and pushing them too hard can under...

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