[HealthyTribes] April is Cancer Control Month

Thu Apr 11 11:54:32 PDT 2019

Here are some great tobacco cessation resources from CDC's Office on Smoking and Health for National Cancer Control Month.  Please share with your networks.

[CDC's Office on Smoking and Health - Reducing deaths and preventing chronic diseases caused by tobacco use]

Dear Partners:

CDC's Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) has designated 2019 as its Year of Cessation<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cdc.gov_tobacco_quit-5Fsmoking_cessation_2019-2Dyear-2Dof-2Dcessation_index.html-3Fs-5Fcid-3DOSH-5Femail-5FE147&d=DwMFAg&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=hXOTJUAl2nsljAgmELfTyYpyS1eUGJSDiT3O3SAeUfE&m=KD_pMejUDCuKfBBtKnCSNQa9EZEH8gn0wNQR3QrrpdQ&s=f1CyvVd5sPztd-FI0JvR4St_FY-Cuvd1ifaOtVXTKpY&e=>, and National Cancer Control Month in April offers a great opportunity to support and highlight the importance of smoking cessation efforts for people living with cancer and cancer survivors.

The nation has made great progress in reducing the overall cancer death rate in the past 20 years, and the number of cancer survivors has grown. According to our colleagues at the National Cancer Institute (NCI)<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cancer.gov_about-2Dcancer_understanding_statistics&d=DwMFAg&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=hXOTJUAl2nsljAgmELfTyYpyS1eUGJSDiT3O3SAeUfE&m=KD_pMejUDCuKfBBtKnCSNQa9EZEH8gn0wNQR3QrrpdQ&s=uPel1OR66Q6H87j-0y1b4bgNvYXPMT0yY-4sFJTvFj4&e=>, in 2016 there were an estimated 15.5 million cancer survivors in the U.S., and that number is expected to increase.

Smoking is not only a major cause of cancer, it affects cancer treatment.

"Continued smoking after a cancer diagnosis increases post-treatment mortality, the risk of a new primary cancer, the risk of cancer recurrence and rates of adverse side effects from cancer treatment. But quitting improves the prognosis of cancer patients who use tobacco products. For cancer patients who smoke at the time of diagnosis, smoking-cessation treatment should be an integral part of their cancer care."

Robert T. Croyle, PhD, Director,
NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Science

While quitting smoking can improve health outcomes for cancer patients, a recent CDC study<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov_pubmed_30612253&d=DwMFAg&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=hXOTJUAl2nsljAgmELfTyYpyS1eUGJSDiT3O3SAeUfE&m=KD_pMejUDCuKfBBtKnCSNQa9EZEH8gn0wNQR3QrrpdQ&s=919xkQ2QHEM0qJSHmZVx132ImUZMr0EToHaX287Qer8&e=> found that only about half of cancer survivors who smoked reported making a quit attempt in the past year. One in three had received no advice to quit from a health care professional in the past year, and fewer than one in ten used both counseling and medication - a combination that further increases smokers' likelihood of quitting.

These missed opportunities matter. Brief advice from a health care provider significantly increases the chances that a patient will try to quit and do so successfully. And smokers cite health care professional advice to quit as an important motivator for attempting to stop smoking.

"We've come a long way in raising public awareness about the connection between tobacco and cancer. But we're far from being done. We have to double down on messages that even if you have had cancer, tobacco cessation is still the best decision you can make to live a long healthy life."

Lisa C. Richardson, MD, MPH,
Director, CDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control

To help reach health care providers treating cancer patients and survivors with important messages and free resources to support smoking cessation, I am pleased to share the following materials that you can use in your communications efforts during Cancer Control Month.

Sample Social Media Posts

These social media images and more can be found in the zip file attached to this email.

[Doctor comforts a patient.]

Most cancer patients and survivors who smoke want to quit. Help them succeed! Use this pocket card to help talk to your patients about cessation and provide free resources to help them quit. bit.ly/2TJgb4L<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__bit.ly_2TJgb4L&d=DwMFAg&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=hXOTJUAl2nsljAgmELfTyYpyS1eUGJSDiT3O3SAeUfE&m=KD_pMejUDCuKfBBtKnCSNQa9EZEH8gn0wNQR3QrrpdQ&s=4X3Sms0b0vSC6hUBrh99xbjgdzg6Jujv_7v-28LYCY0&e=>  #CancerControlMonth

[Smiling nurse goes over results with patient.]

Smoking may make cancer treatment less effective. Talk with your patients about the risks of smoking after a cancer diagnosis. Display posters in exam rooms to help start the conversation about how to quit! bit.ly/2YIkK30<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__bit.ly_2YIkK30&d=DwMFAg&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=hXOTJUAl2nsljAgmELfTyYpyS1eUGJSDiT3O3SAeUfE&m=KD_pMejUDCuKfBBtKnCSNQa9EZEH8gn0wNQR3QrrpdQ&s=QgxBcSx34m90Fx2BZMs7n2TFbhIywq0INLaqYG0tUOM&e=>  #CancerControlMonth

[Nurse checks a patient's vitals.]

Cancer patients and survivors who smoke need help quitting. As a health care provider, know the health risks of smoking for cancer patients and survivors, and get ideas to help your patients quit smoking bit.ly/2JPHwCE<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__bit.ly_2JPHwCE&d=DwMFAg&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=hXOTJUAl2nsljAgmELfTyYpyS1eUGJSDiT3O3SAeUfE&m=KD_pMejUDCuKfBBtKnCSNQa9EZEH8gn0wNQR3QrrpdQ&s=9QlGfPz4JI7YX3lrLCR4ytY6g_KPQ3K5nzpUQqlIDvQ&e=>  #CancerControlMonth

Resources to Share with Health Care Providers

Please share the information in this e-blast with your networks and partners, particularly with anyone who can help get the word out to health care providers who treat cancer patients and survivors. Below are free, evidence-based resources.

  *   CDC's Caring for Cancer Survivors Who Use Tobacco<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cdc.gov_cancer_survivors_health-2Dcare-2Dproviders_tobacco-2Duse.htm-3Fs-5Fcid-3DOSH-5Femail-5FE148&d=DwMFAg&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=hXOTJUAl2nsljAgmELfTyYpyS1eUGJSDiT3O3SAeUfE&m=KD_pMejUDCuKfBBtKnCSNQa9EZEH8gn0wNQR3QrrpdQ&s=sHHX_J29XCQUhvICXYoVCGHSPIinGPyAdiipldLivJo&e=> web-page explains the health risks for cancer survivors who use tobacco and offers ideas for how providers can help their patients quit. The web-page includes a downloadable fact sheet.
  *   Clinical guidelines to help health care providers talk effectively with their patients about cessation. The short brochure Helping Smokers Quit: A Guide for Clinicians<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.ahrq.gov_sites_default_files_wysiwyg_professionals_clinicians-2Dproviders_guidelines-2Drecommendations_tobacco_clinicians_references_clinhlpsmkqt_clinhlpsmksqt.pdf&d=DwMFAg&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=hXOTJUAl2nsljAgmELfTyYpyS1eUGJSDiT3O3SAeUfE&m=KD_pMejUDCuKfBBtKnCSNQa9EZEH8gn0wNQR3QrrpdQ&s=sWG6tkjJUu2RLKMjEga7iokBsiWdVsstOItizABJo4A&e=> [PDF - 186KB] summarizes the Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update, including a medication chart. The even shorter pocket-sized Brief Tobacco Intervention Card<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cdc.gov_tobacco_campaign_tips_partners_health_materials_twyd-2D5a-2D2a-2Dtobacco-2Dintervention-2Dpocket-2Dcard.pdf&d=DwMFAg&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=hXOTJUAl2nsljAgmELfTyYpyS1eUGJSDiT3O3SAeUfE&m=KD_pMejUDCuKfBBtKnCSNQa9EZEH8gn0wNQR3QrrpdQ&s=7d8FMHNoU2nnN_aTVXmz-7wsFMo39zKKzt35DgBJfMk&e=> [PDF - 72KB] is a handy cue-card that providers can refer to as they talk to their patients.
  *   Free notepads with the 1-800-QUIT-NOW quitline number on them, to write notes and instructions for patients who smoke. Order by entering "notepad" in the search bar on the CDC publication catalog web-page.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__wwwn.cdc.gov_osh-5Fpub-5Fcatalog_Home.aspx&d=DwMFAg&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=hXOTJUAl2nsljAgmELfTyYpyS1eUGJSDiT3O3SAeUfE&m=KD_pMejUDCuKfBBtKnCSNQa9EZEH8gn0wNQR3QrrpdQ&s=qjev75PJM2VCL1bg1Ovf4IzOKjnvWpWqrnaFQ8PvMx0&e=>
  *   CDC's Tips From Former Smokers(r) campaign can be a conversation starter for patients and health care providers. The Health Care Providers: Tools and Resources<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cdc.gov_tobacco_campaign_tips_partners_health_index.html-3Fs-5Fcid-3DOSH-5Femail-5FE149&d=DwMFAg&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=hXOTJUAl2nsljAgmELfTyYpyS1eUGJSDiT3O3SAeUfE&m=KD_pMejUDCuKfBBtKnCSNQa9EZEH8gn0wNQR3QrrpdQ&s=lQanneH6wG8gpiCVuTEea09oi_YlzZyaTWRDbV73gDc&e=> web-page contains free materials and offers suggestions for how providers can use these materials to help their patients quit.

Thank you for helping reach health care providers with important messages and free resources to support cessation among cancer patients and survivors!
[2019 Year of Cessation - Office on Smoking and Health]

Sincerely,

Corinne Graffunder, DrPH, MPH
Director, CDC Office on Smoking and Health

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