Patient Navigation-based Tobacco Harm Reduction Program Among Cancer Patients

At the first intervention interview, the patient navigators will educate participants about the benefits of quitting, introduce smoking cessation resources, motivate participants to link with treatment, help participants attend smoking cessation treatments, and assess barriers that prevented them from being able to consider smoking cessation. The cessation treatment resources will be discussed include PennState Health Smoking Cessation Clinic, Pennsylvania Quitline, or visiting their primary care provider (PCP) to discuss cessation, prescription medications, and/or nicotine replacement therapy. A follow-up call will be made 1 month later to further assist and motivate to use tobacco treatment services, and assess interim tobacco treatment engagement outcome.