title: Cigarette Smoking Disparities among Sexual Minority Cancer Survivors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Sexual minority (i.e., lesbian, gay, and bisexual) adults smoke cigarettes at higher rates than heterosexual adults. Smoking after receiving a cancer diagnosis is a major health concern, yet risk of continued smoking among sexual minority cancer survivors is as yet unknown. The current study examines current smoking among sexual minority vs. heterosexual adult cancer survivors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data drawn from the 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey in five states (Alaska, California, Massachusetts, New Mexico, and Wisconsin) included items about sexual orientation, cancer diagnosis, and tobacco use. The analytic sample included 124 sexual minority and 248 propensity score matched heterosexual adult cancer survivors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Bivariate analysis showed that sexual minority cancer survivors had twice the odds of current smoking as their heterosexual counterparts (OR=2.03, 95%CI:1.09-3.80). In exploratory analyses stratified by sex, sexual minority disparities in prevalence of smoking post-cancer showed a trend toward significance among females, not males.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The current study offers preliminary evidence that sexual minority status is one variable among many that must be taken into account when assessing health behaviors post-cancer diagnosis. Future research should identify mechanisms leading from sexual minority status to increased rates of smoking and develop tailored smoking cessation interventions.
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester, Department of Surgery, 265 Crittenden Blvd, Rochester, NY 14642.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kamen
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, University Drive C (151C-U), Building 30, Pittsburgh PA 15240 ; Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 De Soto St, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Blosnich
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester, Department of Psychiatry, 300 Crittenden Blvd, Rochester, NY 14642.
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lytle
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester, Department of Surgery, 265 Crittenden Blvd, Rochester, NY 14642.
authors.forename: Michelle C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Janelsins
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester, Department of Surgery, 265 Crittenden Blvd, Rochester, NY 14642.
authors.forename: Luke J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Peppone
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester, Department of Surgery, 265 Crittenden Blvd, Rochester, NY 14642.
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Mustian
keywords: Female; Homosexuality; Male; Minority Health; Neoplasms; Sexuality; Smoking