Impact of Quitting Smoking at Diagnosis on Overall Survival in Lung Cancer Patients: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis.

Cancers (Basel) · 2025 · PMC12651382 · PMID 41300991

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As shown in Figure 4 , subgroup analysis of biochemically verified quitters resulted in a pooled estimate that failed to reach statistical significance, likely due to the small sample size, despite individual studies showing positive trends.

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