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davidw
November 28th, 2005, 10:01 AM
Up to half of smokers continue to light up cigarettes after being diagnosed with cancer even though tobacco use substantially increases a patient's risk of death, a new study shows.

Some cancer patients never quit at all, while others relapse after they finish therapy, according to an article online Monday in the journal Cancer.

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