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Second-Hand Smoke As a Predictor of Smoking Cessation Among Lung Cancer Survivors

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Submitted by

Mark Ferguson

Source

Source Name: Journal of Clincal Oncology

Source URL: http://jco.ascopubs.org/content/32/6/564?cmpid=jco_etoc_20February2014

Author(s)

L Eng, J Su, X Qui, PR Palepu, H Hon, E Fadhel, L Harland, A La Delfa, S Habbous, A Kashigar, S Cuffe, FA Shepherd, NB Leighl, AF Pierre, P Selby, DP Goldstein, W Xu, G Liu

Over 700 lung cancer patients were surveyed at diagnosis and a mean of 54 months later regarding smoking status. 56% of those smoking at the time of diagnosis and stopped smoking 1 year later. Smoking cessation was adversely affected by second hand smoke exposure from housemates, spouses, and peers; these effects were cumulative.