Abstract The Comorbidity Workgroup of the Tobacco Treatment Research Network, within
the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, previously highlighted the need to …

A substantial number of the world's population continues to smoke tobacco, even in the
setting of a cancer diagnosis. Studies have shown that patients with cancer who have a …

Despite the great progress in cancer care, we have too often neglected to capitalize upon a
highly feasible, readily available, and very cost-effective route to improve cancer treatment …

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

BACKGROUND Given that continued smoking after a cancer diagnosis increases the risk of
adverse health outcomes, patients with cancer are strongly advised to quit. Despite a current …

Although the harmful effects of smoking after a cancer diagnosis have been clearly
demonstrated, many patients continue to smoke cigarettes during treatment and beyond …

When diagnosed with cancer, patients can immediately make a meaningful positive impact
on their health by stopping their tobacco use. Scientific evidence clearly shows that tobacco …

Cigarette smoking has been implicated in causing many cancers and cancer deaths. There
is mounting evidence indicating that smoking negatively impacts cancer treatment efficacy …

Introduction Tobacco use is associated with poor outcomes in cancer patients, but there is
little information from oncology providers on their practice patterns or perceptions regarding …

Importance While smoking is associated with a decreased incidence of cutaneous
melanoma, the association of smoking with melanoma progression and death is not well …