Tobacco Dependence Predicts Higher Lung Cancer and Mortality Rates and Lower Rates of Smoking Cessation in the National Lung Screening Trial

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8657778	Chest	2018	9 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Using TTFC, a one-question assessment of tobacco dependence, at the time of lung cancer screening has implications for personalizing tobacco treatment and improving risk assessment.

Keywords

HSI LDCT NLST Time to first cigarette FTND Heaviness of Smoking Index ACRIN Smoking cessation Lung cancer Smoking National lung screening trial hazard ratio Nicotine dependence American College of Radiology Imaging Network Low-dose CT

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Tobacco Dependence Predicts Higher Lung Cancer and Mortality Rates and Lower Rates of Smoking Cessation in the National Lung Screening Trial

Authors

Alana M. PhD, Nichole T. MD, Lin PhD, James G. MD, Mulugeta PhD, Gerard A. MD, Benjamin A. PhD,