Bulletin du cancer
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Tobacco prevention is the most effective prevention of cancer. Daily smoking promotes tumor progression, increases the risk of second cancer and decreases survival. The diagnosis of smoking and support for cessation and preventing recurrence is an integral part of cancer treatment. ⋯ The risk of relapse in the year being 50%. The cancer patient management will use every visit to the point tobacco dependence and prevent relapse, alone or with assistance of a specialist. There is a lack of data on smoking cessation in cancer patients, but no item calls for a three-month quit rate of 50% as observed in the general population after an optimal management of tobacco cessation.
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Antiangiogenic agents appear as major therapeutic options in renal, colorectal and breast cancer. Their part in thoracic oncology is still limited today except for bevacizumab. We review the current limits of antiangiogenic agents in terms of efficacy, activity, tolerance and therapeutic strategies. Problems about predictive biomarkers and cost-effectiveness of antiangiogenic agents in thoracic oncology are also mentioned.