Oral Cancer

Oral cancer study patients provide accurate self-reported smoking habits

Published in Cancer Weekly, August 31st, 2004

Study patients treated for oral cancer provided reasonably accurate self-reported smoking habits validated by saliva cotinine, according to researchers from England.

"There is a perception amongst health care professional that patients under-report their smoking habits. The aim of this study was to validate self-reported smoking habits in patients who have been treated for an oral cancer using saliva cotinine," wrote S. Sandhu and colleagues.

"In a cross-sectional study 100 consecutive patients attending a maxillofacial oncology clinic completed a smoking related questionnaire following which a saliva sample was obtained."

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2004-08-31)

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