Table 3. Age-Adjusted Prevalence of Smokers Who Quit After Diagnosis of Cancer Among Individuals Who Were Current Smokers at the Time of Diagnosis of Cancer and Individuals Who Tried to Quit Smoking in the Past 12 Months Among Individuals Who Are Still Smoking After Diagnosis of Cancer, by Cancer Type: US National Health Interview Survey, 2017.
| Cancer type | Participants who quit smoking after cancer diagnosis | Participants who attempted to quit smoking in the past 12 mos but are still smoking | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observed No. | Survey-weighted No. | Percentage (95% CI) | Observed No. | Survey-weighted No. | Percentage (95% CI) | |
| Participants with cancer | 681 | 4 969 522 | 43.96 (36.05-52.19) | 372 | 2 573 558 | 56.49 (49.59-63.15) |
| Smoking-related cancers | 249 | 1 717 138 | 40.13 (29.91-51.29) | 145 | 978 888 | 58.95 (49.76-67.55) |
| Non–smoking-related cancers | 484 | 3 572 850 | 48.36 (40.94-55.84) | 251 | 1 738 353 | 47.00 (35.95-58.36) |
| Bladdera | 27 | 195 879 | 42.58 (12.52-79.35) | 15 | 83 946 | 54.32 (NE) |
| Blooda | 3 | 22 203 | 19.75 (NE) | 2 | 10 553 | 0.00 (NE) |
| Bone | 4 | 31 065 | 87.32 (NE) | 1 | 3938 | NE |
| Brain | 12 | 96 570 | 52.91 (13.84-88.72) | 6 | 47 412 | 40.75 (NE) |
| Breast | 99 | 713 138 | 29.41 (21.02-39.46) | 51 | 358 935 | 30.90 (19.88-44.63) |
| Cervixa | 95 | 658 578 | 39.54 (26.64-54.07) | 56 | 407 523 | 49.77 (40.15-59.4) |
| Colona | 29 | 185 904 | 52.84 (26.28-77.89) | 17 | 99 414 | 44.18 (25.06-65.2) |
| Esophagusa | 1 | 3537 | 0.00 (NE) | 1 | 3537 | 0.00 (NE) |
| Gallbladder | 0 | 0 | NE | 0 | 0 | NE |
| Kidneya | 26 | 172 101 | 13.84 (5.751-29.73) | 17 | 126 170 | 41.04 (NE) |
| Larynxa | 4 | 35 692 | 100.00 (NE) | 0 | 0 | NE |
| Leukemiaa | 10 | 78 724 | 43.11 (5.80-90.32) | 6 | 42 537 | 21.18 (NE) |
| Livera | 5 | 20 409 | 0.00 (NE) | 5 | 20 409 | 13.48 (NE) |
| Lunga | 36 | 207 937 | 45.4 (20.98-72.25) | 15 | 85 594 | 33.63 (2.021-92.57) |
| Lymphoma | 12 | 75 559 | 84.97 (NE) | 4 | 18 207 | 49.09 (NE) |
| Melanoma | 49 | 416 368 | 52.13 (35.28-68.51) | 17 | 131 222 | 32.16 (3.911-84.66) |
| Moutha | 4 | 46 775 | 38.92 (NE) | 3 | 28 571 | 100.00 (NE) |
| Ovary | 21 | 151 427 | 32.17 (16.64-52.99) | 13 | 895 68 | 51.15 (9.812-90.97) |
| Pancreasa | 2 | 11 552 | 0.00 (NE) | 2 | 11 552 | 66.93 (NE) |
| Prostate | 77 | 623 424 | 41.57 (22.91-63.01) | 42 | 308 265 | 35.87 (16.96-60.49) |
| Rectuma | 4 | 21 943 | 12.93 (NE) | 3 | 18 573 | 33.07 (NE) |
| Skin (nonmelanoma) | 120 | 843 506 | 64.43 (50.87-76.02) | 50 | 333 628 | 32.22 (22.63-43.58) |
| Skin (type unknown) | 57 | 381 876 | 47.11 (23.46-72.13) | 29 | 173 454 | 41.94 (13.91-76.34) |
| Soft tissue | 3 | 17 570 | 0.00 (NE) | 3 | 17 570 | 0.00 (NE) |
| Stomacha | 11 | 942 66 | 44.17 (NE) | 6 | 49 622 | 80.25 (NE) |
| Testis | 5 | 50 676 | 46.54 (NE) | 2 | 28 620 | 68.79 (NE) |
| Throata | 8 | 50 652 | 65.22 (NE) | 2 | 17 917 | 33.07 (NE) |
| Thyroid | 12 | 70 766 | 32.64 (11.43-64.53) | 8 | 35 964 | 18.44 (0.66-88.44) |
| Uterus | 27 | 187 120 | 18.17 (7.20-38.86) | 20 | 139 346 | 65.20 (23.90-91.79) |
| Other | 44 | 337 629 | 46.97 (26.56-68.44) | 22 | 1 60 640 | 46.66 (13.19-83.43) |
Abbreviation: NE, not estimable because of low sample size
a
Smoking-related cancers.