2023
Tobacco use and cancer‐related symptom burden: Analysis of the US Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study
Price S, Palmer A, Fucito L, Graboyes E, Baker N, Rojewski A, Toll B. Tobacco use and cancer‐related symptom burden: Analysis of the US Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study. Cancer 2023, 129: 2385-2394. PMID: 37211959, PMCID: PMC10593116, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom burdenCurrent smokingCigarette smokingQuit attemptsTobacco useGreater fatiguePast-year quit attemptsCancer symptom burdenUS Population AssessmentCurrent cigarette smokingGreater symptom burdenTobacco treatment interventionsAdult cancer survivorsQuality of lifeSmoking quit attemptEmotional problemsRace/ethnicityCancer survivorsTobacco cessationHealth StudySmokingTreatment interventionsUS FoodMultivariate analysisSurvivors' interest
2022
Examining Tobacco Treatment Perceptions and Barriers Among Black vs. Non-Black Adults Attending Lung Cancer Screening
Bold KW, Cannon S, Ford BB, Neveu S, Sather P, Toll BA, Fucito LM. Examining Tobacco Treatment Perceptions and Barriers Among Black vs. Non-Black Adults Attending Lung Cancer Screening. Cancer Prevention Research 2022, 15: 327-333. PMID: 35063942, PMCID: PMC9064926, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-21-0398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer screeningCancer screeningTobacco treatmentWithdrawal symptomsRace/ethnicityTreatment perceptionsUS Preventive Services Task ForceHealth disparitiesAnnual lung cancerSmilow Cancer HospitalYale-New HavenCharacteristics of patientsHigh-risk patientsHigh-risk populationNon-Hispanic blacksTobacco-related health disparitiesAddress health disparitiesPatient characteristicsSmoking historyBlack patientsCancer HospitalLung cancerHigh riskPatientsSmoking
2018
Effect of Varenicline Combined With Medical Management on Alcohol Use Disorder With Comorbid Cigarette Smoking: A Randomized Clinical Trial
O’Malley S, Zweben A, Fucito LM, Wu R, Piepmeier ME, Ockert DM, Bold KW, Petrakis I, Muvvala S, Jatlow P, Gueorguieva R. Effect of Varenicline Combined With Medical Management on Alcohol Use Disorder With Comorbid Cigarette Smoking: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry 2018, 75: 129-138. PMID: 29261824, PMCID: PMC5838706, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.3544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderMedical managementUse disordersCigarette smokingWeek 9Varenicline tartrateEfficacy of vareniclinePlacebo-controlled trialBehavioral health risksComorbid cigarette smokingRace/ethnicityAlcohol dependence criteriaSmoking 2Medication adherenceOutpatient clinicPlacebo pillsMean ageEligible participantsSmoking abstinenceClinical trialsParallel groupPlaceboMAIN OUTCOMEVareniclineWeek 13