Characteristics of tobacco consumption among cancer patients at a tertiary cancer hospital in South India-A cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Vinod K Ramani (Author), Ganesha D V (Author), Neethu Benny (Author), Radheshyam Naik (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: SAGE Publishing, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Introduction Cancer patients commonly present with antecedent addiction to tobacco consumption. Our study describes the characteristics of this substance use. Following the diagnosis of cancer, continued consumption of tobacco results in reduced tolerance to treatment, failure of treatment, tumor pr...