IQOS: 4 questions about this tobacco product, answered
“IQOS” (pronounced EYE-kose) is an alternative to cigarettes that uses heat rather than fire to deliver its nicotine payload.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first allowed its sale as a “modified risk” tobacco product in the United States in 2019. However, the FDA also made clear that IQOS cannot be endorsed or promoted as “safe” or "FDA approved."
“All tobacco products are potentially...
The truth behind the ‘healthy smoker’ myth
There’s no such thing as a “healthy smoker” — especially when it comes to cancer prevention.
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What are polyps?
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Negative effects of vaping on teens
When e-cigarettes were first sold, many claimed users would be adult smokers who wanted to stop smoking regular cigarettes.
But youth oriented marketing, sweet flavors that appeal to kids and the availability of products that are easy to hide led to an epidemic of use among teens who have never tried regular cigarettes.
The number of teens vaping is down since a peak of over five million in 2019, but there are still over...
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Stage IV lung cancer survivor: Why you should start your treatment at MD Anderson
After watching my grandmother die with emphysema, I resolved never to smoke. So, when I was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer — and told...
Advances in small cell lung cancer classification
Most patients with lung cancer have non-small cell lung cancer. However, around 15% of patients have a less-common type called small cell...