Sorkin described the whole event as one "loud wake-up call," which motivated him to ultimately quit smoking — something he had done heavily since high school — and take on a more cleaner diet ...

To make it even more confusing, people often say they’re “motivated” to do something when what they mean is, “My doctor and my family tell me that I need to quit smoking, and I know it ...

In addition, many didn’t account for participants who relapsed into smoking after the study ended. The take-home message: There is clear evidence that interventions to help people quit smoking work.

Sorkin described the whole event as one "loud wake-up call," which motivated him to ultimately quit smoking — something he had done heavily since high school — and take on a more cleaner diet ...

In a recent study, current smoking and vaping were associated with a higher burden of symptoms among adult cancer survivors, but these symptoms were not related to survivors’ desire to quit smoking.

TAKEAWAY: At 6 months, the biochemically validated rate of quitting was 15.7% for those who received e-cigarettes, 14.2% for those who received varenicline, and 8.8% for those who chewed nicotine gum.

The benefits of quitting were even higher when compared with continuing to smoke. Of those who were smokers before being diagnosed with cancer, 57% quit after finding out they had cancer.