ArticleJournal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer2015
Tobacco Cessation May Improve Lung Cancer Patient Survival.
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- Quality of smoking cessation advice in guidelines of tobacco-related diseases: An updated systematic review.Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2020Pooled it
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- Association between duration of smoking abstinence before non-small-cell lung cancer diagnosis and survival: a retrospective, pooled analysis of cohort studies.The Lancet. Public health · 2023Article
- Association of smoking with the survival of patients with brain metastasis of lung cancer.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
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- Patients' Views on Medical Events in Lung Cancer Screening as Teachable Moments for Smoking Behaviour Change: A Systematic Review and Metasynthesis.Journal of smoking cessation · 2023Review
- Implementation and evaluation of a smoking cessation checklist implemented within Australian cancer services.Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology · 2022Article
- Building staff capability, opportunity, and motivation to provide smoking cessation to people with cancer in Australian cancer treatment centres: development of an implementation intervention framework for the Care to Quit cluster randomised controlled trial.Health services & outcomes research methodology · 2022Article
- Smoking cessation by combined medication and counselling: a feasibility study in lung cancer patients.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2022Observational
- Challenges and Adaptations for Providing Smoking Cessation for Patients with Cancer across Canada during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Article
- Interest in Cessation Treatment Among People Who Smoke in a Community-Based Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Program.JTO clinical and research reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionThis study characterizes tobacco cessation patterns and the association of cessation with survival among lung cancer patients at Roswell Park Cancer Institute: an NCI Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.
methodsLung cancer patients presenting at this institution were screened with a standardized tobacco assessment, and those who had used tobacco within the past 30 days were automatically referred to a telephone-based cessation service. Demographic, clinical information, and self-reported tobacco use at last contact were obtained via electronic medical records and the Roswell Park Cancer Institute tumor registry for all lung cancer patients referred to the service between October 2010 and October 2012. Descriptive statistics and Cox proportional hazards models were used to assess whether tobacco cessation and other factors were associated with lung cancer survival through May 2014.
resultsCalls were attempted to 313 of 388 lung cancer patients referred to the cessation service. Eighty percent of patients (250 of 313) were successfully contacted and participated in at least one telephone-based cessation call; 40.8% (102 of 250) of persons contacted reported having quit at the last contact. After controlling for age, pack year history, sex, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, time between diagnosis and last contact, tumor histology, and clinical stage, a statistically significant increase in survival was associated with quitting compared with continued tobacco use at last contact (HR = 1.79; 95% confidence interval: 1.14-2.82) with a median 9 month improvement in overall survival.
conclusionsTobacco cessation among lung cancer patients after diagnosis may increase overall survival.
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