This cross-sectional study reveals barriers to smoking cessation in cancer patients, indicating a need for enhanced training among healthcare professionals.
Key Points
Current smokers among oncology patients accounted for 16.8%, with a high motivation to quit smoking and low nicotine dependence.
Key barriers include patient resistance at 86.9% and lack of training at 64.5%, hindering effective smoking cessation interventions.
Healthcare professionals followed a cross-sectional analysis, collecting data on smoking habits at Barretos Cancer Hospital from 2019 to 2021.
Improving healthcare training on smoking cessation may enhance clinical outcomes and survival rates among cancer patients.