Does neighborhood or residence influence continued smoking among cancer patients: a spatial-ecological and descriptive analyses brief report.

Autor: Ashing, Kimlin T., Song, Gaole, Tiep, Brian, Presant, Cary, Obodo, Udochukwu, Macalintal, Jonjon, Yeung, Sophia, Sandoval, Jossie, O'Connor, Timothy
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Zdroj: Cancer Causes & Control; Apr2023, Vol. 34 Issue 4, p389-398, 10p, 2 Charts, 3 Maps
Abstrakt: Purpose: Continued smoking after a cancer diagnosis is causally linked to cancer-specific and all-cause mortality. Additionally, smoking, in particular after a cancer diagnosis, increases risk for poor therapeutic outcomes, chronic disease and even COV19 infection. Methods: In order to better understand and address continued smoking among cancer patients, this research applied geospatial mapping analysis to explore the potential association of dedicated smoke/vape shops density and smoking among cancer patients. Results: Our findings suggest that there is an association between dedicated smoke/vape shops density and continued tobacco product use among cancer patients who live in areas with greater numbers of smoke/vape shops and higher percentage of African Americans and low socioeconomic persons. In the City of Hope—Antelope Valley Center region with an average of 1.4 dedicated smoke/vape shops per sq ml, cancer patients continue to smoke at a rate of almost 10%. This rate is almost twice the 5.2% cancer patient smoking rate of the main cancer center with an average of < 1 dedicated smoke/vape shops per sq ml. Conclusion: Our study may inform cessation-related research, practice and policies so that researchers, clinicians and policymakers are well-aware of these disparities in dedicated smoke/vape shops proliferation that is disproportionately affecting minority patient, in particular cancer population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index
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