Can parents of children with cancer accurately report their child's passive smoking exposure?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study examined whether children with cancer are exposed to measurable levels of passive smoke as assessed by parent report and laboratory measures of urine cotinine, an established biomarker of passive smoke exposure (PSE). It also determined whether parents/caretakers of young cancer patients can provide valid reports of their child's PSE during the child's treatment, by examining their association with urine cotinine measures.

Methods

Participants included 124 parents of a child with cancer who lived with at least one adult smoker in the home and was exposed to tobacco smoke in the home and/or car. Eligible patients were younger than 18 years of age, were receiving active treatment for cancer at a large pediatric oncology institution, were at least 30 day

SUBMITTER: Tyc VL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2762928 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature