Table 1.

Summary of the benefits related to smoking cessation during and after cancer treatment

Benefits of smoking cessation post-diagnosis
Physical dimension
Decreasing the side-effects of the therapy
Increasing treatment efficacy
Overcoming chemo resistance
Improving outcome of the surgery
Counteracting tumor progression
Reducing fatigue
Increasing activity level
Reducing the likelihood of developing second primary malignancies
Avoiding recurrence
Improving survival rate
Psychological dimension
Improving cognitive process
Enhancing psychological well-being
Increasing self-esteem
Reducing blame (when cancer is smoking-related)
Supporting self-efficacy health behavior-related
Improving mood
Health behaviors
Supporting healthy lifestyle
Promoting preventive behavior
Enhancing general quality of life of the patients (e.g. quality of sleep)