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Smokers May Fare Worse Against the Deadliest Skin Cancer, Melanoma

Print this page MONDAY, Feb. 25, 2019 — Melanoma patients who are recent and current smokers have lower survival rates than nonsmokers, suggesting that smoking may weaken immune response to the most deadly skin cancer, researchers say. In a study of more than 700 melanoma patients in the United Kingdom, smokers were 40 percent less… Read More »