By Vijay Kumar Malesu Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. Oct 13 2025 Even in advanced cancer, patients who quit smoking soon after diagnosis lived longer, yet most were never offered meaningful cessation support. Study: Smoking Cessation and Mortality Risk in Cancer Survivorship: Real-World Data From a National Cancer Institute–Designated Cancer Center . Image Credit: Pixel-Shot / Shutterstock In a recent study published in the  Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network ,