Cancer patients get extra help to quit smoking in new study

NCT ID NCT04694846

Summary

This study tested whether an intensive smoking cessation program could help head and neck or lung cancer patients quit smoking. The program included counseling, medications, and nicotine replacement therapy, and was compared to standard doctor advice. Researchers wanted to see if helping patients quit smoking could also affect their cancer treatment environment.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Jefferson Health, Methodist Hospital

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19148, United States

  • Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson Univeristy

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

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