Effectiveness of group behavioral counseling on long-term quit rates in primary health care

Smoking continues to be a primary modifiable risk behavior for cancer and, among cancer survivors, has a profound impact on prognosis (1). In 2011, 168,000 deaths, almost 50% of all cancer deaths, were attributed to smoking, with lung cancer deaths accounting for the highest proportion (2). Smoking increases the risk of 12 specific types of cancer, with newly reported links to colon and liver cancer (1)