Few hospitals include stop smoking services in their lung cancer care

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Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA

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Only 4.5% of Australian and NZ lung cancer care centres include services to help people stop smoking, according to new research. The survey of lung cancer doctors, which covers about 85% of the centres treating lung cancer in Australia and 100% of public hospitals in Aotearoa New Zealand, looked at current workforces, services and infrastructure. The study also found that lung cancer nurse specialists and Nuclear Medicine are poorly represented in the care teams.

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Organisation/s: Curtin University, The University of Melbourne, The University of New South Wales, The University of Queensland, University of Auckland

Funder: This research project received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors. Jessica Nash has received funding for her PhD studies from Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship, Lung Foundation Australia and WA Cancer and Palliative Network.

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