title: [Prevalence of tobacco and alcohol use following treatment in patients with head and neck squamous carcinoma: a cross-sectional study].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the prevalence of tobacco and alcohol use following treatment in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, and to determine factors possibly related to this use
  
  
  METHODS
  A transversal study on tobacco and alcohol use following treatment for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma was performed in patients on ambulatory visits to our center.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From 582 patients evaluated, 13% regularly smoked post-treatment, and 21% consumed alcohol. The related variables for tobacco use post-treatment were the kind of treatment received and previous tobacco use. The related variables for alcohol use post-treatment were age, sex and previous use of tobacco and alcohol.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite warnings, 13% of patients with previous head and neck squamous cell carcinoma continued smoking and 21% persisted in alcohol use.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital de Sant Pau, Avda. San Antoni Ma Claret, 167, 08025 Barcelona. xleon@hsp.santpau.es
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: León
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: del Prado Venegas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Orús
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Costey
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Díez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*