Abstract B78: The interplay between smoking at diagnosis, marital status, and head and neck cancer survivorship

CONCLUSIONSSmoking status at diagnosis independently predicts survival of head and neck cancer patients, and those who were smokers were almost twice as likely to die earlier than those who did not smoke. We also found that those who were married were less likely to be smokers at diagnosis. Our study suggests that individualized cancer care should incorporate social support in managing cancer risk behaviors. Both smoking and marital status predicted survival outcomes; thus, our findings highlight the need for providers to discuss and encourage spousal involvement in tobacco cessation efforts to mitigate risky behaviors that negatively affect head and neck cancer survival.Citation Format: Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters, Eric Adjei Boakye, Betelihem B. Tobo, Kara M. Christopher, Betty Y. Chen, Carl E. Freter, Mark A. Varvares. The interplay between smoking at diagnosis, marital status, and head and neck cancer survivorship. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Ninth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2016 Sep 25-28; Fort Lauderdale, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2017;26(2 Suppl):Abstract nr B78.

Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - February 4, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Osazuwa-Peters, N., Boakye, E. A., Tobo, B. B., Christopher, K. M., Chen, B. Y., Freter, C. E., Varvares, M. A. Tags: Stress: Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research