Smoking Cessation for Patients With Cancer: State of the Evidence

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James M. Davis
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Donna Edmondson
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Mary E. Reid
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Volume/Issue:
Volume 23: Issue Supplement
Online Publication Date:
27 May 2025
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2025.5009
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Although it is generally well-known that smoking poses numerous risks to physical health and well-being, it carries additional risks for patients with cancer. Therefore, smoking cessation is of particular concern among this patient population. At the NCCN 2025 Annual Conference, a panel convened to discuss the current evidence surrounding smoking-associated risks for patients with cancer, the benefits of smoking cessation specific to them, and evidence-based approaches to improve rates of smoking cessation.

Disclosures: Dr. Davis has disclosed receiving consulting fees from Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC; receiving grant/research support from Delfi Diagnostics, Inc.; and owning equity interest/stock options in Predictably Human. Dr. Reid has disclosed serving as a scientific advisor for Johnson & Johnson. The remaining presenters have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Correspondence: James M. Davis, MD, Duke Cancer Institute, 4220 North Roxboro Street, Durham, NC 27704. Email: james.m.davis@duke.edu;
Donna Edmondson, CRNP, AOCNP, NCTTP, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111. Email: donna.edmondson@fccc.edu;
Mary E. Reid, MSPH, PhD, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Elm & Carlton Streets, Department of Medicine, Buffalo, NY 14263. Email: mary.reid@roswellpark.org; and
Laura Jean Bierut, MD, Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Box 8134, St. Louis, MO 63110. Email: laura@wustl.edu
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1540-1405
Online ISSN:
1540-1413
Publisher:
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
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Copyright © 2025 by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2025
Article Category:
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Print Publication Date:
01 May 2025
Online Publication Date:
27 May 2025

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