Fighting the 'tobacco epidemic' - A call to action to identify Targeted Intervention Points (TIPs) for better counseling patients with urothelial cancer

Urol Oncol. 2021 Oct 7:S1078-1439(21)00407-5. doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2021.08.025. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe association between tobacco use and urothelial cancer of the bladder is well known. Given the worsening tobacco epidemic, here we make the case for systematic targeted points of intervention for urologists and other professionals to intervene against bladder cancer. Awareness of contemporary checkpoints where we can intervene for counseling patients may help medical education in a tobacco-pandemic difficult setting.PMID:34629283 | DOI:10.1016/j.urolonc.2021.08.025

Source: Urologic Oncology - October 11, 2021 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Giovanni E Cacciamani Richard S Matulewicz Raj Kumar Jeremy Yuen-Chun Teoh Andrea Mari Benjamin Pradere Juan Gomez Rivas Andrea Necchi Sumanta Kumar Pal Maria J Ribal Shahrokh Shariat Michael Rink SMART (Stop sMoking for Advance Rehabilitation Treatments) Source Type: research