Examining the effects of stress and psychological distress on smoking abstinence in cancer patients

Cancer patients who smoke report more stress and psychological distress than patients who do not smoke. It is unclear how these emotional symptoms may modify smoking behavior in cancer patients. We examined the influence of a smoking cessation intervention for cancer patients on stress and distress, and the effects of these symptoms on smoking abstinence.Mixed-methods secondary analysis of data from the Smokefree Support Study, a two-site...