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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Abstract

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 languageEnglish
Article numberPP28
Pages (from-to)17-17
Number of pages1
JournalAsia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology
Volume10
Issue numberS10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2014
Externally publishedYes

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