Postdiagnosis Smoking Cessation Improves Survival in Cancer Survivors
A study found that postdiagnosis smoking cessation is associated with improved overall survival in cancer survivors.
Researchers, led by Steven Tohmasi, M.D., from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, examined the association between smoking cessation and overall survival in 13,282 cancer survivors who smoke.
The study, published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, found that patients who reported currently smoking or having previously smoked had an increased risk for all-cause mortality compared to patients who never smoked.
Patients who reported currently smoking or having previously smoked at their index visit had an increased risk for all-cause mortality.
- Adjusted hazard ratios: 1.35 for current smokers and 1.13 for previous smokers.
- Only 22% of patients who reported currently smoking at their index visit quit smoking.
Author's summary: Smoking cessation improves survival in cancer survivors.
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