Tobacco cessation for cancer survivors : a resource guide for local health departments

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Association of County & City Health Officials (U.S.) ; American Cancer Society. ; National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (U.S.) ; Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership (U.S.) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Tobacco use is a leading cause of preventable illness and death in the United States and is attributed to 32% of all cancer deaths, including cancer of the throat, mouth, nasal cavity, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, and cervix.
  
  Approximately 23% of cancer survivors continue to use tobacco during the rst year after diagnosis. Tobacco use, particularly smoking, after a cancer diagnosis may result in treatment delays, treatment complications, worsened prognosis, and diminished quality of life for cancer patients and survivors.
  
  The medical advantages of quitting tobacco after a cancer diagnosis are great. Healing the damage caused by tobacco use leads to decreased risk of a second cancer and longer survival. Quitting smoking has immediate and long-term benefits. Despite evidence about the negative effects of continued tobacco use in cancer patients, tobacco cessation remains a challenge in all communities.
  
  Promoting cessation is an evidence-based practice and a key component of comprehensive tobacco control programs.10 LHDs can modify existing cessation services and outreach to support cancer survivors in tobacco cessation. By maximizing existing resources, LHDs can play a critical role in improving health outcomes for cancer survivors across the county.
  
  Tobacco-Cessation-for-Cancer-Survivors-A-Resource-Guide-for-LHDs.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Cancer Survivors Local Government Public Health Administration Smoking Cessation State Government
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement Number DP004969 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Pages in Document:
  19 numbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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  urn:sha256:2c258a8211552ac9e0ef950b06b65bc3257da5e4fca0bff9b7c5c490a2f39169
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/51995/cdc_51995_DS1.pdf
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