A decade post-quitting, and youre only half as likely to get lung cancer compared to someone who never quit
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METHODS We analyzed 49,703 individuals with a smoking history from the Southern Community Cohort Study (SCCS) and 22,126 individuals with a smoking history from the Black Women's Health Study (BWHS) to assess eligibility for screening under the USPSTF guideline versus a proposed guideline that replaces the 20-pack-year criterion with a 20-year smoking duration criterion
For external validation of the model in the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS), the area under the curve (AUC) and the HosmerLemeshow (HL) goodness-of-fit test was performed for discrimination and calibration, respectively 25
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WHO recommends PHWs with large, visible, clear and legible messages on at least 50% of principal areas of tobacco packs