Results of a smoking-cessation program using the nicotine patch
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A clinic treating a low-income population has shown that cigarette smoking can be successfully treated with a nicotine patch. Patients participating in the smoking cessation program were given nicotine patches of decreasing dosages over a three-month period. Over 70% of participants did not complete the program, but over 90% of the persons completing the program were able to quit smoking permanently. Health care providers need to address this issue during clinic visits.
Publication Name: Physician Assistant
Subject: Health
ISSN: 8750-7544
Year: 1996
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A clinician's strategy guide to smoking cessation
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Clinicians need to encourage cigarette smokers to quit smoking. Fewer than half of cigarette smokers who visit clinics have been advised to quit. Clinicians can improve this rate by identifying smokers on their charts, strongly urging them at every visit to quit, and maintaining counseling for those who enter a smoking cessation program. Helping patients identify the causes for failed attempts at quitting can help them develop coping skills to ensure success.
Publication Name: Physician Assistant
Subject: Health
ISSN: 8750-7544
Year: 1996
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Cancer: is it time for a paradigm shift?
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A group of physicians' assistants discuss the relative success of the war against cancer. The role of physicians' assistants in cancer treatment and patient aid is also discussed. Media coverage of medical breakthroughs is sometimes misleading. However, genetic research is useful in pin-pointing patient susceptibility to certain cancers.
Publication Name: Physician Assistant
Subject: Health
ISSN: 8750-7544
Year: 1998
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