Importance Persistent smoking may cause adverse outcomes among patients with cancer.
Many cancer centers have not fully implemented evidence-based tobacco treatment into …

Purpose: Although tobacco use by cancer patients increases the risk of relapse, diminishes
treatment efficacy, and worsens quality of life, about one third of patients who smoked before …

Importance Patients with cancer who smoke after diagnosis risk experiencing reductions in
treatment effectiveness, survival rates, and quality of life, and increases in complications …

BACKGROUND Successful cancer treatment can be significantly compromised by continued
tobacco use. Because motivation and interest in smoking cessation increase after cancer …

Background: Cigarette smoking is a chronic, relapsing illness that is inadequately
addressed in primary care practice. Objective: To compare cessation rates among smokers …

OBJECTIVE: To fill a gap in research by examining cancer patient–provider communication
regarding tobacco use and patients' perspectives regarding their experiences with smoking …

BACKGROUND Smoking is known to be carcinogenic and an important factor in the
outcome of cancer treatment. However, to the authors' knowledge, smoking habits and …

Introduction Although smoking causes adverse outcomes in cancer patients, most oncology
providers do not regularly provide smoking cessation support. The purpose of this study was …

Abstract Background: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Smoking
Cessation Clinical Practice Guideline recommends that all clinicians strongly advise their …

For half a century, the practice of evidence-based oncology care has depended on 3 primary
intervention strategies: surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. These 3 pillars are …