Tobacco Cessation for Cancer Survivors

A Resource Guide for Local Health Departments
September 24, 2021

The American Cancer Society, in partnership with the Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership, developed this guide to detail the importance of tobacco cessation for cancer survivors and provide recommendations on how local health departments can use existing resources to link cessation services to cancer survivors. This resource guide was supported by the Grant or Cooperative Agreement Number DP004969 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services.

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