title: Urological disease and tobacco. A review for raising the awareness of urologists.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in our community. Its relationship with urological disease is well documented.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To present an updated review on the relationship between urological disease and tobacco consumption and the importance of involving urologists in smoking prevention.
  We conducted a review of current literature, primarily by searching PubMed and using as the main base the report on the consequences of smoking on health performed by the Surgeon General.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Urologists play an essential role in informing patients of the relationship between smoking and urological disease. It is the duty of every urologist to play a more active role in educating patients and promoting smoking cessation.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Sanitas La Moraleja, Madrid, España. Electronic address: santiago.mendez@telefonica.net.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Méndez-Rubio
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salinas-Casado
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos, Toledo, España.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Esteban-Fuertes
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Méndez-Cea
authors.affiliation: Departamento Médico, Pfizer España, Alcobendas, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sanz-de-Burgoa
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, España.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cozar-Olmo
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014572:Urology
keywords: Tabaco; Tobacco; Urology; Urología