SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 19 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –
Last week, the Pneumology Service of the University Hospital Complex of the Canary Islands (HUC), attached to the Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands, launched a consultation on smoking cessation at the Specialized Care Center (CAE) of San Benito in La Lagoon.
In this new weekly consultation, approaches to physical and psychological dependence on tobacco are carried out, as well as co-oximetry and spirometry tests in patients with a high risk of relapse, motivation to quit this habit, several previous serious attempts with repeated relapses, secondary diseases to tobacco consumption, psychiatric pathology and pregnant smokers.
The Smoking Cessation clinic at the CAE in La Laguna plans to serve fifteen patients a day.
Smoking increases the risk of lung cancer five to ten times. This habit is also related to cancer of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, cervix, kidney, and bladder, as well as acute myeloid leukemias.
