Postdiagnosis Smoking Cessation Improves Survival in Cancer Survivors
A study found that quitting smoking after a cancer diagnosis significantly improves overall survival in cancer survivors.
Researchers, including Steven Tohmasi, M.D., from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, examined the association between smoking cessation and overall survival in a cohort of 13,282 cancer patients.
Patients who reported currently smoking or having previously smoked had an increased risk for all-cause mortality compared with patients who never smoked.
- Adjusted hazard ratios were 1.35 for current smokers and 1.13 for former smokers.
- Only 22% of patients who reported currently smoking at their index visit quit smoking.
This study was published in the October issue of the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
Author's summary: Quitting smoking after cancer diagnosis improves survival.
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