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SUBMITTER: Little MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6457260 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Little Melissa A MA Klesges Robert C RC Bursac Zoran Z Halbert Jennifer P JP Ebbert Jon J Talcott Gerald W GW Weksler Benny B
Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice 20181020 6
<h4>Purpose</h4>To determine the characteristics associated with cancer survivors which indicate continued cigarette smoking at or around the time of cancer diagnosis.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 631 survivors were recruited in four cancer centers in Memphis, TN, between March 2015 and June 2016. To increase the probability of accurate reporting, surveys were conducted anonymously. A total of 112 respondents reported they were current smokers and 202 reported they were former smokers (n = 314), wh ...[more]