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Episode 247: Tobacco Treatment for Patients With Cancer
“It’s the oncology nurse who might be the only cheerleader this person has to keep them motivated moving forward. We need to make sure our patients’ motivation and competence stay high so that they can stay on this journey of quitting,” ONS member Maureen O’Brien, MS, RN, PMHCNS, NCTTP, a certified tobacco treatment specialist at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY, told Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGNCS-BC, AOCNS®, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, during a discussion about the benefits of smoking cessation for patients with cancer and how oncology nurses can encourage reduction or quit attempts and support their patients through the process.