People who smoke always deserve support to quit, including after a cancer diagnosis. This study evaluated contemporary survey data in the United States to evaluate productivity loss and potential economic burden according to smoking status in working-age cancer survivors. Methods: Study investigators analyzed data from the National Health Interview Survey from 2013 to 2023 for cancer survivors aged 18 to 64 years. Data from 2020 and 2021 were excluded because of pandemic changes in data collection (telephone interview rather than in-person) and potential bias in productivity measures.
People who smoke always deserve support to quit, including after a cancer diagnosis. This study evaluated contemporary survey data in the United States to evaluate productivity loss and potential economic burden according to smoking status in working-age cancer survivors. Methods: Study investigators analyzed data from the National Health Interview Survey from 2013 to 2023 for cancer survivors aged 18 to 64 years. Data from 2020 and 2021 were excluded because of pandemic changes in data collection (telephone interview rather than in-person) and potential bias in productivity measures.