Bladder cancer patient and provider perspectives on smoking cessation

CONCLUSIONS: Bladder cancer patients utilize a variety of cessation strategies with "cold turkey" being the most used method, and many patients make multiple attempts at smoking cessation. Providers confront multiple barriers to conducting smoking cessation, including inadequate time and training in cessation methods; however, most would be willing to receive additional education. These results inform future interventions tailored to bladder cancer clinicians to better support provider efforts to provide smoking cessation counseling.PMID:37805339 | DOI:10.1016/j.urolonc.2023.08.017

Source: Urologic Oncology - October 7, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Matthew Mossanen Angela B Smith Nnamdi Onochie Richard Matulewicz Marc A Bjurlin Adam S Kibel Muhammad Abbas Neal Shore Stephanie Chisolm Rick Bangs Zara Cooper John L Gore Source Type: research