Publications by authors named "Bashir Al Hussein Ai Awamlh"
Association between smoking and prostate cancer survivors' long-term quality of life and function: an analysis of the CEASAR (Comparative Effectiveness Analysis of Surgery and Radiation) study.
David-Dan Nguyen Daniel A Barocas Zhiguo Zhao Li-Ching Huang Tatsuki Koyama Bashir Al Hussein Ai Awamlh
J Cancer Surviv
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the impact of tobacco smoking on the quality of life and function of prostate cancer survivors, highlighting the need to explore modifiable risk factors like smoking.
- The research utilized data from the CEASAR study involving 2,426 localized prostate cancer patients, categorizing them by their smoking status and analyzing its effect on various health assessments over 5 and 10 years.
- Results indicate that while smoking status had no significant effect on prostate cancer-specific functional outcomes, current smokers exhibited significantly worse physical functioning compared to non-smokers, underlining the negative health impacts of continued smoking during survivorship.