2Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Meram Tıp Fakültesi, Tıbbi Onkoloji Bilim Dalı, Konya OBJECTIVES
This study was performed to evaluate the sociodemographic characteristics, smoking status and the frequency of the cancer types attributable to cigarette smoking in the cancer patients treating at Medical Oncology Department.
METHODS
This descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed
among 459 cancer inpatients treating at Medical Oncology
Department. Data were obtained via a questionnaire form revealed
socio-demographic characteristics, smoking-related attitude
and behaviors.
RESULTS
Of the participants, the mean age was 57.42±13.29 (range: 18-
91), 52.9% were male. The prevalence of current smokers was
9.6%, former smokers 48.1%, never-smokers 42.3%. respectively.
While respiratory tract cancers (32.1%), GIS (24.3%)
and colorectal cancers (18.9%) were seen frequently in the
male gender, breast cancer (46.8%) GIS cancers (15.3%) and
colorectal cancers (12.5%) were seen frequently in the female.
While the frequency of the respiratory tract cancers was 30.6%
in the smoker cancer patients, this rate was 4.6% in never
smokers. The frequency of the respiratory tract cancers was
higher in the smoker cancer patients than never smoker cancer
patients (RR=6.65). Of the respiratory tract cancers, 26.0%
was attributed to cigarette smoking.
CONCLUSION
Particularly, smoking plays an important role in the development
of lung cancer. Common cancers shows differences according
to gender and age. So, the socio-demographic characteristics
should be considered while the cancer screening
programs are developing.