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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Oncologists in Michigan are working together to help their cancer patients quit smoking.
The Tobacco Cessation Collaborative is supported by the Michigan Oncology Quality Consortium, a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan-funded collaborative quality initiative; the Michigan Department of Community Health; and the Michigan Cancer Consortium.
The state recently announced that 32 oncology practices and cancer centers across the state created systems through the collaborative to routinely refer patients to the Michigan Tobacco Quitline.
The Quitline provides free telephone counseling and nicotine replacement therapy to support those who want to quit smoking.
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http://www.moqc.org/TobaccoCessation
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