Brief report: Characterization of electronic cigarette use among patients of a comprehensive cancer center.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Robinson, Jason D.; Kypriotakis, George; Karam‐Hage, Maher; Cui, Yong; Beneventi, Diane; Blalock, Janice A.; Minnix, Jennifer A.; Cinciripini, Paul M.
- Source
- American Journal on Addictions. May2024, Vol. 33 Issue 3, p339-342. 4p.
- Subject
- *ELECTRONIC cigarettes
*TOBACCO products
*CANCER patients
*TOBACCO use
*CIGARETTES
- Language
- ISSN
- 1055-0496
Background and Objectives: We provide an initial characterization of e‐cigarette use among adult cancer patients. Methods: Data were collected between November 2020 and August 2022 at a comprehensive cancer center. Results: Relatively few (4.59%) of the assessed patients (n = 47,117) reported ever using e‐cigarettes. Over one‐third of current e‐cigarette users reported being current combustible cigarette users. Discussion and Conclusions: These data suggest that e‐cigarette use is uncommon but associated with other tobacco use among adult cancer patients. Scientific Significance: This is among the first comprehensive surveys of adult cancer patient e‐cigarette use that details the types of e‐cigarette and other tobacco products used by this population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]