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. 2016 Jul 20;5(1):1136. doi: 10.1186/s40064-016-2798-9

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)