"Who Needs More Help?": The Predictors of Continued Smoking in Laryngeal Cancer Patients at Different Periods.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to identify factors associated with continued smoking before and after treatment in laryngeal cancer (LC) patients.

Methods

This retrospective study included 108 patients, evenly distributed into three groups based on primary treatment: radiotherapy (RT)/chemoradiotherapy, transoral laser surgery (TOLS), and open-partial laryngectomy (OPL). Patients who remained abstinent from smoking for at least 6 months at the 1st year were accepted as ex-smokers. The relationship between patients' smoking status and demographic characteristics, disease- and treatment-related parameters, and data obtained via self-questionnaires at pre-treatment, the 1st month, and 1st year post-treatment follow-ups was analyzed statistically.

Results

Patient age, educati

SUBMITTER: Cakan ZK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12432403 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature