Reviewed August 2024
In people with cancer, continued tobacco smoking has a profound negative impact on health and treatment outcomes.
This rapid learning module provides a summary of the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA) guidelines on embedding smoking cessation care in Australian oncology health services.
It also includes information about the harms associated with e-cigarettes or electronic nicotine delivery systems (vaping), and the importance of supporting cancer patients with vaping cessation.
Learn how you can make a difference in the prognosis, survival and treatment outcomes of your cancer patients, by supporting them to quit smoking or vaping.
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