研究将吸烟与血液癌患者的更多基因突变联系起来,敦促他们戒烟。 Study links smoking to more genetic mutations in blood cancer patients, urging them to quit.

最近在ASH年度会议上介绍的研究将吸烟与与一种类型的血癌 -- -- 间皮瘤综合症(MDS) -- -- 有关的更多遗传突变联系起来。 Recent research presented at the ASH Annual Meeting links smoking to a higher number of genetic mutations associated with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a type of blood cancer. 对近2 000名病人的研究发现,吸烟者在关键基因方面有更多的突变,这与疾病发作的可能性较高和存活率较低有关。 The study of nearly 2,000 patients found that smokers had more mutations in critical genes, which correlated with a higher chance of disease progression and poorer survival rates. 研究者建议MDS患者戒烟以减缓疾病发展。 Researchers recommend that MDS patients quit smoking to slow disease advancement.