A Randomized Controlled Trial of 24-Weeks of Varenicline for Tobacco Use among Cancer Patients: Efficacy, Safety, and Adherence
Abstract
Continuing to smoke after a cancer diagnosis undermines prognosis. Yet few trials have tested Food and Drug Administration (FDA)‐approved tobacco use medications in this population. Extended use varenicline may represent an effective treatment for cancer patients who smoke given barriers to cessation including a prolonged time line for relapse.
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