Facts about Smoking and Help for Quitting

• Cigarette smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals and compounds. Hundreds are toxic and at least 69 are known to cause cancer.
• Damage from tobacco smoke is immediate; the chemicals in tobacco smoke reach your lungs quickly every time you inhale.
• Low levels of smoke exposure, including exposures to secondhand tobacco smoke, lead to a rapid and sharp increase in dysfunction and inflammation of the lining of the blood vessels, which are implicated in heart attacks and stroke.
• About 60 percent of American children ages 4-11 are exposed to secondhand smoke at home.
• The list of diseases caused by smoking includes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema), coronary heart disease, stroke, abdominal aortic aneurysm, acute myeloid leukemia, cataract, pneumonia, periodontitis, and bladder, esophageal, laryngeal, lung, oral, throat, cervical, kidney, stomach, and pancreatic cancers. Smoking is also a major factor in a variety of other conditions and disorders, including slowed healing of wounds, infertility, and peptic ulcer disease.
• Smoking has been linked to at least one-third of all cancer-related deaths in the U.S.
• Smoking causes more than one in five deaths in America.
• Smokers die significantly earlier than nonsmokers: 13.2 years for men and 14.5 years for women.
• Since 1965, more than 45 percent of adults who have ever smoked have quit.
• Quitting at any age and at any time is beneficial. It's never too late to quit.

[Compiled from the resources below]

Smoking Facts
[Source: American Lung Association]

Smoking - The Facts
[Source: MedlinePlus]

Smoking & Tobacco Use: Fast Facts
[Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]

How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: A Report of the Surgeon General (2010)

[Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services]

The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General (2014)
[Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services]

Smoking: Do you really know the risks?
[Source: American Heart Association]

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Guide to Quitting Smoking
[Source: American Cancer Society]

Smoking Cessation Products
[Source: U.S. FDA]

How To Handle Withdrawal Symptoms and Triggers When You Decide To Quit Smoking
[Source: National Cancer Institute]

The UCSF Medical Center's Fontana Tobacco Treatment Center offers classes as well as individual consultations with doctors trained in treating tobacco addiction. They help smokers maximize the likelihood of success in their efforts to quit. Services include:

•     Smoking Cessation Classes
•     Relapse Prevention Program
•     Doctor Consultation

For more information, to schedule an appointment or to enroll in a class, please contact the Fontana Tobacco Treatment Center at:

UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion
2330 Post St., Suite 420
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 885-7895

Note: The online enrollment link is tricky to find. Go to http://www.ucsfhealth.org/clinics/tobacco_treatment_center/ and click on Show More (above the map)

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Health Newsletters at the Patient Health Library, December 2013

Here are highlights from recent health and wellness newsletters at the UCSF Patient Health Library.  To see the entire articles, visit the Patient Health Library.

Not all information is free and not all of it is online!

Consumer Reports on Health

December 2013
-Latest on the flu vaccine and what to do if you get sick anyway, pp.1,4-5
-The best protection for your eyes, pp.6-7
-What you need to know about "off-label" drug prescription, p.8
-Cooking do's and don'ts for your feast, p.9
-Ate too much? Here's why it matters, p.11
"A study of almost 2,000 heart-attack patients suggested that a single act of overeating could quadruple one's chance of having a heart attack on the same day."

Harvard Health Letter

December 2013
-Choosing a medical alerting device, pp.1,7
"Unfortunately, the devices are underused. Many older adults agree to use a device only after a medical emergency when they've been traumatized."
-A guide to headache symptoms and treatments, p.3
"Knowing which type of headache you're dealing with will indicate which medications to use first."
-Easy exercises for couch potatoes, p.4
-Wean yourself off sleep aids, p.5
-Medication errors and how to avoid them, p.6

Harvard Heart Letter

December 2013
-Depression and heart disease, pp.1,7
-Living with AFib, p.3
-Prescription for exercise, pp.4-5
"As little as 15 minutes of physical activity a day can increase your life span as much as three years."
-Managing medications for coronary artery disease, p.5

Johns Hopkins Medical Letter: Health After 50

November 2013
-Should you be screened for lung cancer? pp.1-2 
-Regaining bladder control, pp.4-5

Mayo Clinic Health Letter

December 2013
-Lowering blood pressure: devices that help, p.6

Nutrition Action Newsletter

December 2013
-What do we know about weight gain and loss? pp.1,3-6
"[Researchers] are looking at not just a how many calories people eat and burn, but the their genes, the microbes in their gut, how much they sleep, and more."
-Is chocolate really good for us? pp.8-11
-Delicious, healthy holiday side dish recipes, p.12
-Counting year-end calories, pp.13-15
"New flash: calories count even if you're standing up."

Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter

December 2013
-Control your blood sugar to help protect your brain, pp.1,3
-Walking as good as running, if you have time, p.3
-Eat right for strong bones, pp.4-5

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Facts about Smoking and Help for Quitting

• Cigarette smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals and compounds. Hundreds are toxic and at least 69 are known to cause cancer.
• Damage from tobacco smoke is immediate; the chemicals in tobacco smoke reach your lungs quickly every time you inhale.
• Low levels of smoke exposure, including exposures to secondhand tobacco smoke, lead to a rapid and sharp increase in dysfunction and inflammation of the lining of the blood vessels, which are implicated in heart attacks and stroke.
• About 60 percent of American children ages 4-11 are exposed to secondhand smoke at home.
• The list of diseases caused by smoking includes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema), coronary heart disease, stroke, abdominal aortic aneurysm, acute myeloid leukemia, cataract, pneumonia, periodontitis, and bladder, esophageal, laryngeal, lung, oral, throat, cervical, kidney, stomach, and pancreatic cancers. Smoking is also a major factor in a variety of other conditions and disorders, including slowed healing of wounds, infertility, and peptic ulcer disease.
• Smoking has been linked to at least one-third of all cancer-related deaths in the U.S.
• Smoking causes more than one in five deaths in America.
• Smokers die significantly earlier than nonsmokers: 13.2 years for men and 14.5 years for women.
• Since 1965, more than 45 percent of adults who have ever smoked have quit.
• Quitting at any age and at any time is beneficial. It's never too late to quit.

[Compiled from the resources below]

Smoking Facts
[Source: American Lung Association]

Smoking - The Facts
[Source: MedlinePlus]

Smoking & Tobacco Use: Fast Facts
[Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]

U.S. Surgeon General's Report on How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease
Executive Summary (PDF)
[Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Smoking: Do you really know the risks?
[Source: American Heart Association]

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Guide to Quitting Smoking
[Source: American Cancer Society]

Smoking Cessation Products
[Source: U.S. FDA]

How To Handle Withdrawal Symptoms and Triggers When You Decide To Quit Smoking
[Source: National Cancer Institute]

The UCSF Medical Center's Fontana Tobacco Treatment Center offers classes as well as individual consultations with doctors trained in treating tobacco addiction. They help smokers maximize the likelihood of success in their efforts to quit. Services include:

•     Smoking Cessation Classes
•     Relapse Prevention Program
•     Doctor Consultation

For more information, to schedule an appointment or to enroll in a class, please contact the Fontana Tobacco Treatment Center at:

UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion
2330 Post St., Suite 420
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 885-7895

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Facts about Smoking and Help for Quitting

• Cigarette smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals and compounds. Hundreds are toxic and at least 69 are known to cause cancer.
• Damage from tobacco smoke is immediate; the chemicals in tobacco smoke reach your lungs quickly every time you inhale.
• Low levels of smoke exposure, including exposures to secondhand tobacco smoke, lead to a rapid and sharp increase in dysfunction and inflammation of the lining of the blood vessels, which are implicated in heart attacks and stroke.
• About 60 percent of American children ages 4-11 are exposed to secondhand smoke at home.
• The list of diseases caused by smoking includes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema), coronary heart disease, stroke, abdominal aortic aneurysm, acute myeloid leukemia, cataract, pneumonia, periodontitis, and bladder, esophageal, laryngeal, lung, oral, throat, cervical, kidney, stomach, and pancreatic cancers. Smoking is also a major factor in a variety of other conditions and disorders, including slowed healing of wounds, infertility, and peptic ulcer disease.
• Smoking has been linked to at least one-third of all cancer-related deaths in the U.S.
• Smoking causes more than one in five deaths in America.
• Smokers die significantly earlier than nonsmokers: 13.2 years for men and 14.5 years for women.
• Since 1965, more than 45 percent of adults who have ever smoked have quit.
• Quitting at any age and at any time is beneficial. It's never too late to quit.

[Compiled from the resources below]

Smoking Facts
From the American Lung Association

Smoking - The Facts
From MedlinePlus

U.S. Surgeon General's Report on How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease
Factsheet | Full report (PDF)
From the U.S. Surgeon General and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Smoking: Do you really know the risks?
From the American Heart Association

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Guide to Quitting Smoking
From the American Cancer Society

Smoking Cessation Products
From the FDA

How To Handle Withdrawal Symptoms and Triggers When You Decide To Quit Smoking
From the National Cancer Institute

The UCSF Medical Center's Tobacco Education Center offers classes as well as individual consultations with doctors trained in treating tobacco addiction. They help smokers maximize the likelihood of success in their efforts to quit. Services include:

•     Smoking Cessation Classes
•     Relapse Prevention Program
•     Doctor Consultation

For more information, to schedule an appointment or to enroll in a class, please contact the Tobacco Education Center at:

UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion
2330 Post St., Suite 420
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 885-7895

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Recent Advances in Cancer Research from the 2010 ASCO Annual Meeting

Learn about recent advances from the American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) 2010 Annual Meeting (June 4-8, Chicago, Illinois), either in person or online:

Bay Area Breast Cancer Forum
Presents "ASCO 2010 (American Society of Clinical Oncology): News from the Annual Int'l Oncology Meeting"

Wednesday, June 16, 6:00-7:30 pm
UCSF Medical Center at Mt. Zion
1600 Divisadero St., H Bldg., 3rd floor conference room
Moderator: Hope Rugo, MD

The Bay Area Breast Cancer Forum is a monthly gathering of health care providers, researchers, patients, and patient advocates/friends/caregivers. Discussion will be accompanied by a light dinner.

This and other Bay Area Breast Cancer Forum events are also available by podcast.
For information, contact Lauren Metzroth, 415.885.7213.

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Recent Advances in Lung Cancer, Melanoma, CML Research

Cancer.Net, the patient information website from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), has information on recent advances shared at the 2010 ASCO Annual Meeting (June 4-8, Chicago, Illinois). The following studies highlight advances in lung cancer, melanoma, and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Linked below are easy-to-read summaries, as well as podcasts and videos that allow you to hear directly from leading oncologists about what these studies mean.

Lung Cancer

• Drug Combination Increases Survival for Older People With Advanced Lung Cancer
• Selenium Doesn't Prevent a Second Tumor for Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
• New Drug Helps Manage Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer for Some Patients
  

To learn more about the findings of these studies, listen to a podcast or watch a video with Mark Kris, MD, professor of medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and chief of the thoracic oncology service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

See also, Cancer.Net's Guide to Lung Cancer.

Melanoma

• Drug Improves Survival for Patients With Advanced Melanoma

To learn more about the findings of this study, listen to a podcast or watch a video with Lynn Schuchter, MD, professor of medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and associate director of the Clinical Research Unit at Abramson Cancer Center.

See also, Cancer.Net's Guide to Melanoma.


CML

• Dasatinib More Effective than Imatinib for People Newly Diagnosed With Chronic CML

To learn more about the findings of this study, listen to a podcast or watch a video with Sonali Smith, MD, associate professor of medicine at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

See also, Cancer.Net's Guide to CML.

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