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*Contradictory statements by leading researchers supported by renowned funding agencies and misreporting by the media may further public confusion as people have stated they use the media as a source of health information. | *Contradictory statements by leading researchers supported by renowned funding agencies and misreporting by the media may further public confusion as people have stated they use the media as a source of health information. | ||
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===2017: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235068/ Lung cancer specialist physicians' attitudes towards e-cigarettes: A nationwide survey]=== | |||
*We undertook a nationwide survey of pulmonologists, thoracic surgeons, medical and radiological oncologists who are members of Korean Association for Lung Cancer. Survey items included beliefs and attitudes toward e-cigarettes, attitudes toward e-cigarette regulation and preparedness on discussing e-cigarettes with their patients. | |||
*Most respondents believed that e-cigarettes are not safer than conventional tobacco cigarettes (75.7%) or smokeless tobacco (83.2%), and feared that discussing e-cigarettes with the patients would encourage use (65.4%). They did not consider it a smoking cessation treatment (78.3%), and thus would not recommend it to smokers who do not want to quit (82.2%) or who failed to quit with conventional smoking cessation treatment (74.1%). | |||
*Most learned about e-cigarettes from media and advertisements, or conversation with patients rather than through professional scientific resources, and reported discomfort when discussing e-cigarette with patients. | |||
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*Misunderstands “dual-use”. | *Misunderstands “dual-use”. | ||
*Asserts a “gateway effect” but there is more likely to be a diversion away from smoking. | *Asserts a “gateway effect” but there is more likely to be a diversion away from smoking. | ||
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