Impact of cancer diagnosis on use of smokeless tobacco: A descriptive study of patient-relative dyads

The time of cancer diagnosis is considered as a teaching moment with regard to tobacco cessation. In view of the limited studies focussing on smokeless tobacco (SLT), we aimed to assess the patterns of SLT use, attitudes toward SLT use in the context of cancer diagnosis, and factors associated with...

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Published in:Indian journal of psychiatry 2022-03, Vol.64 (2), p.192-198
Main Authors: Shukla, Avinash, Tikka, Sai Krishna, Singh, Lokesh K, Arora, Ripudaman, Singh, Sharda, Mahant, Supriya, Das, Jyoti Ranjan, Verma, Sachin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Cancer patients
Chewing tobacco
Diagnosis
Head & neck cancer
Head and neck
Hypopharynx
Larynx
Medical diagnosis
Oncology, Experimental
Original
Oropharynx
Patients
Pharynx
Tobacco
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Summary:The time of cancer diagnosis is considered as a teaching moment with regard to tobacco cessation. In view of the limited studies focussing on smokeless tobacco (SLT), we aimed to assess the patterns of SLT use, attitudes toward SLT use in the context of cancer diagnosis, and factors associated with quitting SLT in dyads consisting newly diagnosed patients with head and neck cancers and their relatives. A total of 106 such dyads were assessed on cross-sectional study design. The patients included in the study were above 18 years of age of either sex with a recent (i.e.,
ISSN:0019-5545
1998-3794
DOI:10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_886_21