ReviewCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2022
Impact of Tobacco Smoking on Outcomes of Radiotherapy: A Narrative Review.
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- Randomised controlled trials on radiation dose fractionation in breast cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis with emphasis on side effects and cosmesis.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2024Pooled it
- From Diagnosis to Behaviour Change: Applying the Health Action Process Approach to Smoking Cessation After Head and Neck Cancer.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Exploration of Predictive Factors for Acute Radiotherapy-Induced Gastro-Intestinal Symptoms in Prostate Cancer Patients.Cancers · 2025Article
- Risk factors and survival impact of severe radiation-related late toxicities in head and neck cancer-a cohort study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2025Article
- The role of radiotherapy in small cell carcinoma of the esophagus: a retrospective study.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2025Article
- The impact of smoking on lung cancer patients.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025Review
- Poor Prognosis among Radiation-Associated Bladder Cancer Is Defined by Clinicogenomic Features.Cancer research communications · 2024Article
- Smoking patterns and the intention to quit in German cancer patients: a cross-sectional study.BMC cancer · 2024Article
- Impact of electronic cigarettes on pediatric, adolescent and young adult leukemia patients.Pediatric medicine (Hong Kong, China) · 2024Article
- The Predictive Value of 8-Hydroxy-Deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) Serum Concentrations in Irradiated Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC) Patients.Biomedicines · 2024Article
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- The impact of schizophrenia spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder on radiotherapy treatment and overall survival in cancer patients: A matched pair analysis.Clinical and translational radiation oncology · 2023Article
- Smoking Cessation after Cancer Diagnosis and Enhanced Therapy Response: Mechanisms and Significance.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Review
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Abstract
The carcinogenic role of tobacco smoking is well recognized, but the detrimental effects of continued smoking after a cancer diagnosis have been underestimated. Radiotherapy is among the main treatment modalities for cancer. We reviewed the literature data concerning the impact of tobacco smoking on treatment outcomes in radiotherapy-managed patients with various malignancies. Most of the analyzed studies demonstrated the detrimental effect of smoking on overall survival, tumor control, quality of life, treatment toxicity, and the incidence of second primary malignancies. Healthcare professionals should use the cancer diagnosis and treatment as a teachable moment and recommend their patients to immediately cease smoking. Wherever possible, cancer patients should undergo an intensive smoking-cessation program, including behavioral and pharmacologic therapy.
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