Evidence-based smoking cessation treatment within 6 months of a cancer diagnosis yielded the largest survival benefit, according to a prospective cohort study.
Starting smoking cessation treatment within 9 months of a cancer diagnosis was associated with improved survival across various cancer types, with the greatest survival benefit observed among patients who began the process within 6 months of their diagnosis. The 2020 Surgeon General's report and recent evidence indicate that quitting smoking improves survival among patients with lung and head and neck cancer s.
The smoking cessation program offered personalized, structured, evidence-based interventions and enrolled patients through electronic medical records and self- or clinician referral. Self-reported abstinence was evaluated at 3, 6, and 9 months following the initial consultation. Patients entering the tobacco cessation program within 6 months of their cancer diagnosis had the greatest survival benefit of 1.8 years of additional life and improved survival at 5 years and at 10 years .
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