The Association between Smoking Abstinence and Mortality in the National Lung Screening Trial

Smoking is the largest contributor to lung cancer risk, and those who continue to smoke after diagnosis have a worse survival. Screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) reduces mortality in high-risk individuals. Smoking cessation is an essential component of a high-quality screening program.To quantify the effects of smoking history and abstinence on mortality in high-risk individuals who participated in the NLST...