%0 Journal Article %T The Need for Nicotine De-addiction Services among Newly Diagnosed Tobacco-Related Head and Neck Cancer Patients, South India %J Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention %I West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), APOCP's West Asia Chapter. %Z 1513-7368 %A Nagappa, Bharathnag %A Thulasingam, Mahalakshmy %A Pandjatcharam, Jagadesan %A Ganesan, Sivaraman %A Sakthivel, Manikandanesan %A Sekhar Kar, Sitanshu %D 2022 %\ 09/01/2022 %V 23 %N 9 %P 2901-2906 %! The Need for Nicotine De-addiction Services among Newly Diagnosed Tobacco-Related Head and Neck Cancer Patients, South India %K head and neck cancer %K tobacco smoking %K smokeless tobacco use %K South India %R 10.31557/APJCP.2022.23.9.2901 %X Objectives: This study aimed to determine the proportion of tobacco-related head and neck cancer patients in need of nicotine de-addiction services at the time of diagnosis and factors associated with it. Methods: Facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care center. Tobacco-related head and neck cancer patients with a past and present history of tobacco usage registered in cancer clinic from March 2016 to February 2017 were recruited. Participants were interviewed using a pretested and semi-structured questionnaire to gather information on the socio-demographic, clinical characteristics, and tobacco usage. Data were entered in EpiData v3.1 and analyzed using STATA v14. Results: Among 220 participants recruited in the study, 83% were males, 47% were >60 years of age, and 40% had no formal education. Around 49% were smoking tobacco during the treatment period, 41% used smokeless tobacco, and 10% used both smoking and smokeless. The majority (56%) of them had stage T4 tumors. Around 71% of participants required de-addiction services. Those of age more than 70 years (aRR (95%CI) 1.43 (1.1-1.9)), currently employed (aRR (95%CI) 1.5 (1.2-1.9)), living alone (aRR (95%CI) 1.6 (1.0-2.5)) or in a nuclear family (aRR (95%CI) 1.5 (1.2-2)), who initiated tobacco use at a younger age (aRR (95%CI) 1.5 (1.0-2.2) were in higher need of de-addiction services.Conclusion: The majority of tobacco-related head and neck cancer patients required nicotine de-addiction treatment. Hence de-addiction services should be established as an integral unit of cancer clinics.  %U https://journal.waocp.org/article_90288_de9bad67313d5e2c3f085b1773785c54.pdf