The Patient Who Continues to Smoke On-Treatment: An Ethical Dilemma

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Mar;158(3):469-472. doi: 10.1177/0194599817752634. Epub 2018 Jan 16.

Authors

Ankita Patro¹, Christi J Guerrini², Andrew T Huang¹, Andrew G Sikora¹

Affiliations

¹ 1 Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
² 2 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.

PMID: 29337655
DOI: 10.1177/0194599817752634

No abstract available

Keywords: ethics; head and neck cancer; smoking.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mouth Neoplasms / surgery*
Patient Compliance*
Smoking Cessation*
Withholding Treatment / ethics*