Smoking Is Related to Worse Cancer-related Symptom Burden.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cigarette smoking is related to greater cancer incidence, worse cancer-related clinical outcomes, and worse patient quality of life. Few studies have evaluated the role of smoking in patients' experiences of cancer-related symptom burden. This study examined relationships between smoking and total symptom burden as well as the incidence of severe symptoms among adult cancer patients.

Patients and methods

Patients at Moffitt Cancer Center completed self-report surveys as part of routine cancer care. Symptom burden was evaluated as the sum of individual symptom ratings (total symptom burden) and the number of symptoms rated severe (incidence of severe symptoms). Zero-inflated negative binomial modeling was used to evaluate the relationships between smoking status (e

SUBMITTER: Oswald LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8895733 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature