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. 2025 May 1;11(5):564-566.
doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2025.0247.

Smoking Status of the US Cancer Population and a New Perspective From the National Cancer Database

Giorgio Caturegli  1 , Xuan Zhu  2 , Bryan Palis  2 , Timothy W Mullett  3 , Benjamin J Resio  1 , Daniel J Boffa  1
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Smoking Status of the US Cancer Population and a New Perspective From the National Cancer Database

Giorgio Caturegli et al. JAMA Oncol. .
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This cross-sectional study analyzes the smoking status of patients newly diagnosed with cancer, which has implications for cancer care and outcomes.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Boffa reported a stipend from Iovance to attend a panel discussion in 2022 outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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