Improving patient care by raising awareness of cessation-related data and by provision of information regarding the latest and most successful cessation techniques for patients with lung cancer.
Overview
It is well known that ongoing tobacco use is associated with poorer survival in people with lung cancer. The IASLC formed the Tobacco Control & Smoking Cessation Committee in 2012 to provide advice and direction to activities and initiatives that the Association should engage in to reduce the use of tobacco worldwide. The Committee ensures that IASLC addresses the needs of practitioners seeking to help their patients stop tobacco use. This Committee will recommend actions to contribute to international, national, and local efforts in tobacco control research, initiatives, and interventions.
MISSION: The Tobacco Control and Smoking Cessation Committee’s (TCSC) mission is to contribute to global efforts to prevent lung cancer and improve the clinical outcomes of patients with lung and other cancers through smoking cessation. The TCSC committee will advance its mission by proactively engaging IASLC members in tobacco control and cessation initiatives. Through collaborative partnerships, the expertise, diversity, and global representation of committee members will be leveraged to advance smoking cessation research, education, knowledge transfer, and to promote effective tobacco control policies.
Chair of Committee
Joelle Fathi
2023 - Present
Committee projects
2023-2025 Roster
Related Resources
Tobacco Cessation Position Statement Endorsements
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology – Smoking Cessation
Tobacco smoking has been implicated in causing cancers of the lungs, mouth, lips, nose, sinuses, larynx, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, kidney, bladder, uterus, cervix, colon/rectum, ovary, and myeloid leukemia.1 Cancers linked to tobacco use comprise 40% of all cancer diagnoses, and cigarette smoking is linked to 30% of all cancer-related deaths nationwide.2 State-level data suggest that cigarette smoking is responsible for as high as 40% of cancer-related deaths in some geographic regions.3 Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in both males and females.4 The recommendations in these guidelines apply to the cessation of cigarette smoking, which poses the greatest risk to patients with cancer. Regardless of stage or treatment modalities, all patients should be encouraged to achieve and maintain abstinence from all combustible tobacco products (e.g., cigarettes, cigars, hookah) and smokeless tobacco products. Smoking cessation has health benefits even after a cancer diagnosis, regardless of site, stage, or prognosis—namely, improvement in cancer treatment outcomes, primary cancer recurrence, and secondary cancers. Importantly, a diagnosis of cancer may present a teachable moment and valuable opportunity for providers to encourage smoking cessation.5-8 It is the view of the NCCN Smoking Cessation Panel that it is never too late for patients with cancer at any stage to stop smoking cigarettes and experience health benefits.
References
- 1. Siegel RL, Miller KD, Jemal A. Cancer statistics, 2019. CA Cancer J Clin 2019;69:7–34.30620402
- 2. CDC Vital Signs: Cancer and tobacco use. Accessed January 12, 2023. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/pdf/2016-11-vitalsigns.pdf
- 3. Goding SauerA, SiegelRL, et al.State-level cancer mortality attributable to cigarette smoking in the United States. /JAMA Intern Med/2016;176:1792–1798
- 4. SiegelRL, MillerKD, FuchsHE, et al.Cancer statistics, 2022. /CA Cancer J Clin/2022;72:7–33
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