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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Smoking cessation and avoidance of second hand smoking are the most important measures for the prevention of small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Avoidance of radioactive sources is another preventive measure against SCLC. | Smoking cessation and avoidance of second hand smoking are the most important measures for the prevention of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) among other types of [[lung cancer]].<ref name="pmid12610194">{{cite journal| author=Ebbert JO, Yang P, Vachon CM, Vierkant RA, Cerhan JR, Folsom AR et al.| title=Lung cancer risk reduction after smoking cessation: observations from a prospective cohort of women. | journal=J Clin Oncol | year= 2003 | volume= 21 | issue= 5 | pages= 921-6 | pmid=12610194 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12610194 }} </ref><ref name="pmid21747301">{{cite journal| author=Tse LA, Yu IT, Qiu H, Au JS, Wang XR, Tam W et al.| title=Lung cancer decreased sharply in first 5 years after smoking cessation in Chinese men. | journal=J Thorac Oncol | year= 2011 | volume= 6 | issue= 10 | pages= 1670-6 | pmid=21747301 | doi=10.1097/JTO.0b013e3182217bd4 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21747301 }} </ref><ref name="pmid23940744">{{cite journal| author=Villanti AC, Jiang Y, Abrams DB, Pyenson BS| title=A cost-utility analysis of lung cancer screening and the additional benefits of incorporating smoking cessation interventions. | journal=PLoS One | year= 2013 | volume= 8 | issue= 8 | pages= e71379 | pmid=23940744 | doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0071379 | pmc=PMC3737088 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23940744 }} </ref> Avoidance of radioactive sources is another preventive measure against SCLC. | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
Smoking cessation and avoidance of second hand smoking are the most important measures for the prevention of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) among other types of lung cancer.[1][2][3] Avoidance of radioactive sources is another preventive measure against SCLC.
References
- ↑ Ebbert JO, Yang P, Vachon CM, Vierkant RA, Cerhan JR, Folsom AR; et al. (2003). "Lung cancer risk reduction after smoking cessation: observations from a prospective cohort of women". J Clin Oncol. 21 (5): 921–6. PMID 12610194.
- ↑ Tse LA, Yu IT, Qiu H, Au JS, Wang XR, Tam W; et al. (2011). "Lung cancer decreased sharply in first 5 years after smoking cessation in Chinese men". J Thorac Oncol. 6 (10): 1670–6. doi:10.1097/JTO.0b013e3182217bd4. PMID 21747301.
- ↑ Villanti AC, Jiang Y, Abrams DB, Pyenson BS (2013). "A cost-utility analysis of lung cancer screening and the additional benefits of incorporating smoking cessation interventions". PLoS One. 8 (8): e71379. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071379. PMC 3737088. PMID 23940744.