Tobacco Use Prevention
Book chapter > Chapter Vocational Book · 2021
Authors: Görkem YARARBAŞ, Duygu Altın
Kanser Kontrolü ve Disiplinlerarası Yaklaşım, Chapter Vocational Book, Türkiye Klinikleri Yayınevi, Nationally Recognized, National, 2021, pp 17-25, Turkey, Ankara
Summary
<p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify;">Studies on tobacco use, which is the leading cause for preventable death, show that tobacco use is a risk factor for several diseases including many types of cancer. Within this context, apart from tobacco use prevention work in general, course and treatment of tobacco use in cancer population is important. In this study, association between cancer treatment and tobacco use/ treatment, socio-demographic variables determining treatment success in cancer patients, primary and secondary prevention work in tobacco use, traditional tobacco use methods such as hookah, which is found to be largely affected by cultural factors, as well as new generation tobacco products such as heat-not- burn tobacco products and electronic cigarettes have been discussed.</span><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify;"><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify;"><b style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify;">Keywords</b><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify;">: Tobacco; tobacco use disorder; smoke; tobacco use cessation</span><br></p>