loading...| Preferred Name |
Smoking cessation |
| Synonyms |
Smoking Cessation |
| Definitions |
<p>Tobacco use is the most common preventable cause of death. About half of the people who don't quit <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/smoking.html">smoking</a> will die of smoking-related problems. Quitting smoking is important for your health.</p> <p>Soon after you quit, your circulation begins to improve, and your blood pressure starts to return to normal. Your sense of smell and taste return, and it's easier for you to breathe. In the long term, giving up tobacco can help you live longer. Your risk of getting cancer decreases with each year you stay smoke-free.</p> <p>Quitting is not easy. You may have short-term effects such as weight gain, irritability, and anxiety. Some people try several times before they succeed. There are many ways to quit smoking. Some people stop "cold turkey." Others benefit from step-by-step manuals, counseling, or medicines or products that help reduce nicotine addiction. Some people think that switching to <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/ecigarettes.html">e-cigarettes</a> can help you quit smoking, but that has not been proven. Your health care provider can help you find the best way for you to quit.</p> <p class="">NIH: National Cancer Institute</p> |
| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0085134 |
| altLabel |
Smoking Cessation Quitting Smoking |
| cui |
C0085134 |
| Date created |
09/19/2000 |
| definition |
Tobacco use is the most common preventable cause of death. About half of the people who don't quit smoking will die of smoking-related problems. Quitting smoking is important for your health. Soon after you quit, your circulation begins to improve, and your blood pressure starts to return to normal. Your sense of smell and taste return, and it's easier for you to breathe. In the long term, giving up tobacco can help you live longer. Your risk of getting cancer decreases with each year you stay smoke-free. Quitting is not easy. You may have short-term effects such as weight gain, irritability, and anxiety. Some people try several times before they succeed. There are many ways to quit smoking. Some people stop "cold turkey." Others benefit from step-by-step manuals, counseling, or medicines or products that help reduce nicotine addiction. Some people think that switching to e-cigarettes can help you quit smoking, but that has not been proven. Your health care provider can help you find the best way for you to quit. NIH: National Cancer Institute |
| Inverse of RQ | |
| Inverse of SY | |
| Mapped from | |
| Mapped to |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C4020563 |
| MP OTHER LANGUAGE URL |
French https://medlineplus.gov/languages/quittingsmoking.html#French Hindi https://medlineplus.gov/languages/quittingsmoking.html#Hindi Spanish https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/quittingsmoking.html Portuguese https://medlineplus.gov/languages/quittingsmoking.html#Portuguese Bosnian https://medlineplus.gov/languages/quittingsmoking.html#Bosnian Arabic https://medlineplus.gov/languages/quittingsmoking.html#Arabic Nepali https://medlineplus.gov/languages/quittingsmoking.html#Nepali Vietnamese https://medlineplus.gov/languages/quittingsmoking.html#Vietnamese Somali https://medlineplus.gov/languages/quittingsmoking.html#Somali Korean https://medlineplus.gov/languages/quittingsmoking.html#Korean Japanese https://medlineplus.gov/languages/quittingsmoking.html#Japanese Tagalog https://medlineplus.gov/languages/quittingsmoking.html#Tagalog Russian https://medlineplus.gov/languages/quittingsmoking.html#Russian Chinese, Simplified (Mandarin dialect) https://medlineplus.gov/languages/quittingsmoking.html#Chinese, Simplified (Mandarin dialect) Spanish https://medlineplus.gov/languages/quittingsmoking.html#Spanish Chinese, Traditional (Cantonese dialect) https://medlineplus.gov/languages/quittingsmoking.html#Chinese, Traditional (Cantonese dialect) |
| MP PRIMARY INSTITUTE URL |
National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/ |
| notation |
C0085134 |
| prefLabel |
Smoking cessation |
| Related to |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C4529958 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0040338 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0037369 |
| Scope Statement |
Quitting smoking is important for your health. Tobacco use is the most common preventable cause of death. Find the best way for you to quit.https://medlineplus.gov/quittingsmoking.html |
| tui |
T055 |
| subClassOf |