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Within 10 years of quitting: Your risk of dying from lung cancer is about one half that of a person who still smokes

May 2026

Guidance in the 2019 CMS Web Interface measure PREV-10 (NQF 0028) Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention states: If a patient uses any type of tobacco (ie, smokes or uses smokeless tobacco), the expectation is that they should receive tobacco cessation intervention: either counseling and/or pharmacotherapy

Cancer risk factors such as tobacco use, poor nutrition, physical inactivity, and excessive alcohol use are also leading drivers of other chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, respiratory diseases, fatty liver disease, and diabetes (80)