ArticleClinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research2013
Assessing tobacco use by cancer patients and facilitating cessation: an American Association for Cancer Research policy statement.
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116 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 206 citations in OpenAlex.
- Strategies and successes of smoking cessation methods in head and neck cancer patients: a systematic review.Cancer metastasis reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Systematic Review of Tobacco Use after Lung or Head/Neck Cancer Diagnosis: Results and Recommendations for Future Research.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2015Pooled it
- Cluster Randomized Pragmatic Clinical Trial Testing Behavioral Economic Implementation Strategies to Improve Tobacco Treatment for Patients With Cancer Who Smoke.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2023Trial
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- An Implementation Trial to Improve Tobacco Treatment for Cancer Patients: Patient Preferences, Treatment Acceptability and Effectiveness.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- A randomized controlled trial of 24 weeks of varenicline for tobacco use among cancer patients: Efficacy, safety, and adherence.Psycho-oncology · 2019Trial
- Pilot randomized controlled trial of a comprehensive smoking cessation intervention for patients with upper aerodigestive cancer undergoing radiotherapy.Head & neck · 2018Trial
- Smoking relapse-prevention intervention for cancer patients: Study design and baseline data from the surviving SmokeFree randomized controlled trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2016Trial
- Cigarette smoking, physical activity, and alcohol consumption as predictors of cancer incidence among women at high risk of breast cancer in the NSABP P-1 trial.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2014Trial
- Association of bidi smoking and tobacco-use patterns with cancer risk in India: a multicentre unmatched case-control study (2024-2025).The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2026Article
- Smoking Cessation and Mortality Risk in Cancer Survivorship: Real-World Data From a National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Center.Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN · 2025Observational
- Tobacco Assessment in Actively Accruing National Cancer Institute Clinical Trials Network Trials.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Results From the Nationwide Just ASK Initiative to Promote Routine Smoking Assessment in American College of Surgeons-Accredited Cancer Programs.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2025Article
- Formerly Smoking and Currently Smoking Cancer Survivors' View on Smoking Cessation - A Qualitative Study.Tobacco use insights · 2025Article
- Effective smoking cessation interventions in people with cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2025Review
- Current Practices, Perceived Barriers, and Promising Implementation Strategies for Improving Quality of Smoking Cessation Support in Accredited Cancer Programs of the American College of Surgeons.JCO oncology practice · 2024Article
- Tobacco use and cancer-related symptom burden: Analysis of the US Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study.Cancer · 2023Article
- Implementing Evidence-Based Tobacco Treatment Interventions in Oncology to Achieve Optimal Outcomes.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2023Article
- Integrating Tobacco Treatment Into Oncology Care: Reach and Effectiveness of Evidence-Based Tobacco Treatment Across National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2023Article
- Effective Timing of Introducing an Inpatient Smoking Cessation Program to Cancer Patients.Yonsei medical journal · 2023Article
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Abstract
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 use in patients with cancer leads to poorer outcomes. The specific biological processes driving tobacco consumption's interference in cancer therapy are the subject of continuing research, but the evidence is clear that tobacco use in patients with cancer leads to decreased treatment efficacy and safety, decreased survival, decreased quality of life, increased treatment-related toxicity, and increased risk of cancer recurrence and second primary tumors. Data suggest that tobacco cessation can improve outcomes and survival in patients with cancer, yet full execution of evidence-based cessation interventions is infrequent in oncology settings. Therefore, both improved provision of cessation assistance to all patients with cancer who use tobacco or have recently quit and further study of the deleterious effects of tobacco use and benefits of tobacco cessation on cancer progression and treatment are needed and recommended by the American Association for Cancer Research. Progress on both fronts begins with universal assessment and documentation of tobacco use as a standard of quality cancer care regardless of treatment setting and will be further facilitated through the development of reliable, valid, and standard measures of tobacco use, incorporation of evidence-based procedures into quality and accreditation procedures, and the development of appropriate training, clinical infrastructure, and incentives for delivery of tobacco cessation interventions.
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