title: Accuracy of self-reported tobacco assessments in a head and neck cancer treatment population.
abstract: Prospective analysis was performed of self-reported and biochemically confirmed tobacco use in 50 head and neck cancer patients during treatment. With 93.5% compliance to complete weekly self-report and biochemical confirmatory tests, 29.4% of smokers required biochemical assessment for identification. Accuracy increased by 14.9% with weekly vs. baseline self-reported assessments. Data confirm that head and neck cancer patients misrepresent true tobacco use during treatment.
authors: Department of Radiation Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA. graham.warren@roswellpark.org
authors: Graham W
authors: GW
authors: Warren
authors: Susanne M
authors: SM
authors: Arnold
authors: Joseph P
authors: JP
authors: Valentino
authors: Thomas J
authors: TJ
authors: Gal
authors: Andrew J
authors: AJ
authors: Hyland
authors: Anurag K
authors: AK
authors: Singh
authors: Vivek M
authors: VM
authors: Rangnekar
authors: K Michael
authors: KM
authors: Cummings
authors: James R
authors: JR
authors: Marshall
authors: Mahesh R
authors: MR
authors: Kudrimoti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003367:Cotinine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D057566:Self Report; D012907:Smoking / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003367:Cotinine