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Smoking Cessation and Short- and Longer-Term Mortality.

NEJM evidence·March 1, 2024·PMID 38329816

Why it matters

It quantifies the rapid and substantial mortality benefits of smoking cessation across ages, reinforcing that it is never too late to quit and providing clinicians with concrete survival gains to share with patients.

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