Prevalence of tobacco smoking in a sample of head and neck cancer patients about to undergo radiotherapy

Kristen McCarter; Erin Forbes; Amanda Baker; Ben Britton; Alison Beck; Gregory Carter; Judy Bauer; Luke Wolfenden; Chris Wratten; Patrick McElduff; Billie Bonevski; Sean Halpin

doi:10.1111/ajco.12335

Prevalence of tobacco smoking in a sample of head and neck cancer patients about to undergo radiotherapy

Kristen McCarter, Erin Forbes, Amanda Baker, Ben Britton, Alison Beck, Gregory Carter, Judy Bauer, Luke Wolfenden, Chris Wratten, Patrick McElduff, Billie Bonevski, Sean Halpin

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Background: Available evidence indicates that approximately one-third of patients with head and neck cancer continue to smoke after diagnosis and this behaviour affects radiotherapy treatment efficacy and survival.

Aims: This study aimed to describe the prevalence of continued smoking within a sample of head and neck cancer patients about to undergo radiotherapy.

Original language	English
Article number	PP28
Pages (from-to)	17-17
Number of pages	1
Journal	Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology
Volume	10
Issue number	S10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ajco.12335
Publication status	Published - Dec 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Prevalence of tobacco smoking in a sample of head and neck cancer patients about to undergo radiotherapy

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