David Balis

David Balis, MD

Professor, general internal medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center; Director, Smoking Cessation Clinics, Parkland and UT Southwestern

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Guest Editorial
Smoking is still the number one preventable cause of death in the U.S.​ and lung cancer is far and away the number one cause of cancer death in the U.S. 
Guest Editorial
In the trenches on the medicine wards and smoking cessation clinics at Parkland Hospital  and UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center, I see firsthand the increased prevalence of smoking in the Black population, their frequent use of menthol, and the ravaging toll it takes on their health.

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