Changes in Addiction Pattern in Patients after Being Diagnosed with Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer
Keywords:
cancer, addiction, tobacco, alcohol, quit addictionAbstract
Introduction: Head and neck cancer predominantly relates to to- bacco and alcohol abuse. Majority of patients give up addiction on their own after diagnosis. The present study explores the changes in addiction pattern in patients diagnosed with cancer of oral cavi- ty and oropharynx.
Material and methods: The patients who were diagnosed with, and received treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer from 2012 to 2017.
Results: Study findings showed that majority patients of oropharyngeal cancer were found to be addicted to both tobacco and alcohol, as compared to only tobacco addiction in majority pa
tients of oral cancer. After treatment most patients of oral cancer had given up addiction. Relatively more patients of oropharyngeal cancer continued to smoke and drink after treatment. Only 80 % of all patients in the study were addiction free at 6 months post - treatment. The majority of non -quitters were males, largely uned- ucated, from rural background, aged 50 years or more. Only 60 % patients were advised to give up addiction. None recalled being offered help to quit addiction in terms of medical treatment and/or counseling.
Conclusion: A number of cancer patients continue to be addicted to tobacco and alcohol. They are at risk of poor treatment out- comes and recurrence. There is a need to increase awareness re- garding offering treatment for these addictions, which is currently lacking in our health care system.
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