This week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Stephanie Stansell about helping cancer patients quit smoking. Dr. Stansell is the Senior Tobacco Treatment Specialist at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center.
TRANSCRIPT:
Conner: I’m Bobbi Conner for South Carolina Public Radio with Health Focus here at the radio studio for the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Quitting smoking after a cancer diagnosis significantly improves overall survival, enhances treatment effectiveness, and speeds up healing. Doctor Stephanie Stansell is here to talk about smoking cessation for cancer patients. Doctor Stansell is the Senior Tobacco Treatment Specialist at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, Doctor Stansell, cancer patients have a lot going on; medical tests, treatment, emotional ups and downs. Given all of this, is there a best time to quit smoking?…