Addressing findings from the 2014 Surgeon General’s Report: Physician preference for supporting tobacco cessation in cancer patients.

e17508 Background: The 2014 Surgeon General’s Report concluded that smoking causes adverse outcomes and increased mortality in cancer patients. However, there are limited data on how to improve access to tobacco cessation services for cancer patients. Methods: In 2012, parallel surveys were sent to members of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) asking about tobacco assessment and cessation practices, perceptions of tobacco use, and barriers to providing cessation support for cancer patients. A follow up survey was delivered in 2013 to physicians at NCI Designated Cancer Centers (NDCC) providing potential solutions to deficits in tobacco cessation support for cancer patients. Results: A total of 1,507 responses were received for the IASLC survey (40% response), 1,197 responses for the ASCO survey (7% response), and 887 responses for the NDCC survey (13% response). Whereas 90% of respondents from all surveys reported regular...