Monitoring expiratory carbon monoxide to study the effect of complete smoking cessation on definitive radiation therapy for early stage glottic carcinoma.

Shotaro TatekawaShigetoshi ShimamotoYoshiaki MiyataYutaro YoshinoTakero HirataKeisuke TamariYuji SeoFumiaki IsohashiYoshifumi YamamotoAtsuhiko UnoHidenori InoharaKazuhiko Ogawa

Published in: Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) (2021)

We confirmed that the 'complete cessation' group had better prognosis than the 'no cessation' group by monitoring expiratory CO during radiation therapy for early stage glottic carcinoma. Moreover, monitoring expiratory CO was easier and more suitable than conventional methods for evaluating smoking cessation because it provided real-time measurements.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
early stage
replacement therapy
mechanical ventilation
sentinel lymph node
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
acute respiratory distress syndrome
neoadjuvant chemotherapy