Prevalence and factors related to smoking and smoking cessation 6 months following a cancer diagnosis: a population-based study | Zendy

Jamie Bryant | Zendy; Allison Boyes | Zendy; Alix Hall | Zendy; Afaf Girgis | Zendy; Catherine D’Este | Zendy; Freddy Sitas | Zendy

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Prevalence and factors related to smoking and smoking cessation 6 months following a cancer diagnosis: a population-based study

Author(s) -

Jamie Bryant,

Allison Boyes,

Alix Hall,

Afaf Girgis,

Catherine D’Este,

Freddy Sitas

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of cancer survivorship

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 63

eISSN - 1932-2267

pISSN - 1932-2259

DOI - 10.1007/s11764-015-0510-7

Subject(s) - medicine , smoking cessation , cancer , lung cancer , odds , odds ratio , public health , cross sectional study , population , environmental health , logistic regression , pathology

Limited research has examined smoking amongst recent cancer survivors or the relative contribution of factors on smoking behaviour. This study aimed to describe amongst recent Australian cancer survivors (i) prevalence of smoking by cancer type, (ii) characteristics associated with continued smoking following diagnosis, (iii) intention to quit among those who continue to smoke and (iv) characteristics associated with quitting following diagnosis.

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