title: The problem of cigarette smoking in radiotherapy for cancer in the head and neck.
abstract: Smoking cigarettes during radiotherapy prolongs the period of reaction and may reduce the chance of cure. Of a group of 48 patients with advanced head and neck cancer 35 were smoking at the time of diagnosis, but 17 were persuaded to stop, although 7 relapsed later. Interviews conducted in 35 of the 48 patients revealed the problems which must be overcome if such patients are to cease smoking.
authors.affiliation: Mount Vernon Centre for Cancer Treatment, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Des Rochers
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dische
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Saunders
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D016540:Smoking Cessation