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OBJECTIVES This study was performed to evaluate the sociodemographic characteristics, smoking status and the frequency of the cancer types attributable to cigarette smoking in the cancer patients treating at Medical Oncology Department. METHODS This descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed among 459 cancer inpatients treating at Medical Oncology Department. Data were obtained via a questionnaire form revealed socio-demographic characteristics, smoking-related attitude and behaviors. RESULTS Of the participants, the mean age was 57.42±13.29 (range: 18- 91), 52.9% were male. The prevalence of current smokers was 9.6%, former smokers 48.1%, never-smokers 42.3%. respectively. While respiratory tract cancers (32.1%), GIS (24.3%) and colorectal cancers (18.9%) were seen frequently in the male gender, breast cancer (46.8%) GIS cancers (15.3%) and colorectal cancers (12.5%) were seen frequently in the female. While the frequency of the respiratory tract cancers was 30.6% in the smoker cancer patients, this rate was 4.6% in never smokers. The frequency of the respiratory tract cancers was higher in the smoker cancer patients than never smoker cancer patients (RR=6.65). Of the respiratory tract cancers, 26.0% was attributed to cigarette smoking. CONCLUSION Particularly, smoking plays an important role in the development of lung cancer. Common cancers shows differences according to gender and age. So, the socio-demographic characteristics should be considered while the cancer screening programs are developing.

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