Smokers are failing to quit after being diagnosed with cancer
Dion Smyth Lecturer-practitioner in cancer and palliative care, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Birmingham City University
People kept on smoking after being diagnosed with cancer because they thought the treatment was becoming less effective and due to the rising cost to them and their healthcare provider, a US study found.
Cancer Nursing Practice.
18, 4, 10-10.
doi: 10.7748/cnp.18.4.10.s10
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