ArticleHead & neck2019
"Cold turkey" or pharmacotherapy: Examination of tobacco cessation methods tried among smokers prior to developing head and neck cancer.
Article in Head & neck, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Access to tobacco cessation is a human right and essential for the endgame.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Article
- Repeated participation in hospital smoking cessation services and its effectiveness in smoking cessation: a seven-year observational study in Taiwan.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
- Adding Virtual Reality Mindful Exposure Therapy to a Cancer Center's Tobacco Treatment Offerings: Feasibility and Acceptability Single-Group Pilot Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Persistent Tobacco Use After Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2022Article
- Rates of Smoking Cessation at 6 and 12 Months after a Clinical Tobacco Smoking Cessation Intervention in Head and Neck Cancer Patients in Northern Ontario, Canada.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Article
- The associations between the credibility of the tobacco control regulatory body and smoking behavior change among Saudi smokers.Tobacco induced diseases · 2022Article
- Cigarette-smoking characteristics and interest in cessation in patients with head-and-neck cancer.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundTobacco cessation methods employed by patients with head and neck cancer (HNSCC) are previously unstudied and have the potential to inform choice of cessation method and necessary abstinence support.
methodsA total of 130 current smokers with HNSCC were queried regarding prior unsuccessful tobacco cessation techniques, product used (cold turkey, varenicline, and nicotine patch/gum), and maximum time abstained from smoking.
resultsOne hundred six smokers retrospectively reported using one of the four main quit methods. Unassisted cessation ("cold turkey") was the most commonly used method (P < .001). A multiple ordinal logistic general estimating equation analysis revealed that cold turkey had increased odds [5.2 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.2, 11.8) and 4.3 (95% CI: 1.5, 12.9)] of achieving a longer quit duration than the nicotine patch or varenicline, respectively.
conclusionsAmong smokers developing HNSCC, previous cessation attempts were most commonly unassisted. This method was associated with longest abstinence periods. These data suggest insufficient support and education regarding behavioral and pharmacologic cessation therapies.
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