Tobacco Use Intervention Among Radiation Oncology Patients

A novel approach to providing an intervention for tobacco users who are receiving radiation therapy is to provide an individual tobacco use intervention that utilizes concepts of motivational interviewing strategies to facilitate self-exploration of the reasons for continued smoking and a treatment plan that is comprehensive and builds self-efficacy, provides one-on-one counseling, and includes tobacco treatment pharmacotherapies. The pharmacotherapies will be tailored to the patients needs. One could utilize varenicline, bupropion, and/or nicotine replacement therapies.