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. 2015 Dec;15(6):546–549. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.15-6-546

Table 1.

Summary of clinical guidelines and recommendations with the presence of smoking and smoking cessation.

Disease Guidelines included, n (%) Guidelines referring to smoking, n (%)
Smoking as a risk factor Smoking cessation is advised Specific treatment/reference to guideline is provided
Cancer
Lip, oral cavity and pharynx 2 2 2 2
Oesophagus 8 4 3 1
Lung 26 21 14 4
Gastric 16 10 4 1
Pancreas 14 3 1 1
Kidney, pelvis and bladder 35 19 1 0
Cerebrovascular disease 11 5 6 0
Cardiovascular disease 21 12 16 13
Respiratory disease 11 9 9 6
Total 144 86 (60) 57 (40) 28 (19)

Two of the guidelines included more than one cancer under investigation.9,10