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Smoking cessation is challenging even for patients recovering
from lung cancer surgery with curative intent  Although it is
recommended that smokers undergoing surgery for lung cancer quit
smoking to reduce post-operative complications, few studies have
examined patterns of smoking in the peri-operative period. The
goals of this study were to determine: 1) patterns of smoking
during post-operative recovery, 2) types of cessation strategies
used to quit smoking, and 3) factors related to smoking after
lung cancer surgery. Data were collected from 94 patients
through chart review, tobacco, health-status, and symptom
questionnaires at 1, 2, and 4-months after surgery. Smoking
status was assessed through self-report and urinary cotinine
measurement. Eighty-four patients (89%) were ever-smokers and 35
(37%) reported smoking at diagnosis. Thirty-nine (46%) ever-
smokers remained abstinent, 13 (1