| Theme |
Early detection and prevention for cancer of dialysis patients |
| Title |
Smoking cessation in patients receiving long-term hemodialysis |
| Author |
Yuko Takahashi |
Health Administration Center, Nara Women's University / Smoking Cessation Clinic, Kyoto University Hospital |
| [ Summary ] |
Smoking is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in patients receiving hemodialysis. Exclusion of smoking in public places was the result of health hazards, especially in relation to passive smoking. Recently smoking has come to be considered a type of addiction, which must to be treated. Progress in smoking cessation strategies and medications covered under the national health insurance system is advancing rapidly |