Journal of Cancer Prevention 2018; 23(1): 44-50
Published online March 30, 2018
https://doi.org/10.15430/JCP.2018.23.1.44
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Melissa A. Little1, Robert C. Klesges2, Zoran Bursac3, Jon O. Ebbert4, Jennifer P. Halbert2, Andrew N. Dunkle5, Lauren Colvin6, Patricia J. Goedecke3, and Benny Weksler7
1Department of Public Health Sciences, Center for Addiction and Prevention Research, University of Virginia, Lackland AFB, TX, USA, 2Department of Public Health Sciences, Center for Addiction and Prevention Research, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA, 3Division of Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA, 4Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA, 5Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Lackland AFB, TX, USA, 6St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA, 7Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
Correspondence to :
Melissa A. Little, Department of Public Health Sciences, Center for Addiction and Prevention Research, University of Virginia, 59 MDW/59 SGOWMP, 1100 Wilford Hall Loop, Bldg 4554, Lackland AFB, TX 78236, USA, Tel: +1-210-292-5995, Fax: +1-434-924-8437, E-mail: mal7uj@virginia.edu, ORCID: Melissa A. Little,
Cancer survivors have a high rate of participation in cigarette-smoking cessation programs but their smoking-abstinence rates remain low. In the current study, we evaluated the readiness to quit smoking in a cancer-survivor population. Cross-sectional data survey conducted among 112 adult cancer survivors who smoked cigarettes in Tennessee. Analyses were conducted using a two-sample Thirty-three percent of participants displayed a readiness to quit smoking in the next 30 days. Smokers ready to quit were more likely to display high confidence in their ability to quit (OR = 4.6; 95% CI, 2.1–9.7; Despite high participation in smoking-cessation programs for cancer survivors, only one-third of participants were ready to quit. Future research is needed to develop programs targeting effective strategies promoting smoking cessation among cancer survivors who are both ready and not ready to quit smoking.Background
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Keywords: Smoking, Smoking cessation, Cancer survivors, Health behavior
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