Smoking Cessation

The rate of smoking at Vanderbilt University has dropped significantly in the past 15 years, to only 4 percent, down from 9.7 percent in 2003. Read More

Just because you stopped smoking years ago doesn’t mean you’re out of the woods when it comes to developing lung cancer.  That’s the “bad” news. The good news is your risk of lung cancer drops substantially within five years of quitting. Read More

A simple blood test is allowing Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) researchers to determine which patients should be prescribed varenicline (Chantix) to stop smoking and which patients could do just as well, and avoid side effects, by using a nicotine patch. Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been designated a Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology. Read More

A new epidemiological study supports smoking cessation and avoidance of sedentary lifestyle as cancer prevention measures. Read More

If quitting smoking is your New Year’s resolution, here’s help. Hilary Tindle, founding director of the Vanderbilt Center for Tobacco, Addictions and Lifestyle, talks to MySouthernHealth.com for a series on smoking cessation. Read More

Reduced-nicotine cigarettes were beneficial in reducing nicotine exposure and dependence, and also the number of cigarettes smoked per day, when compared with standard-nicotine cigarettes in a six-week study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read More

November is well-known as Lung Cancer Awareness Month. It is also the month that highlights awareness of less publicized forms of cancer including pancreatic cancer and stomach cancer. Read More

If you have thought about quitting smoking, consider using the Great American Smokeout, Nov. 20, as your quit date. Read More

The Quit Rx program provides individual medical counseling and prescription medication through the Occupational Health Clinic, and up to six months of coaching support through Health Plus. Read More

Barbara Forbes loves a quitter. Read More