TY - JOUR T1 - Unusual palliative medicine intervention: smoking cessation JF - BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care JO - BMJ Support Palliat Care DO - 10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002804 SP - bmjspcare-2020-002804 AU - Nurbanu Kahraman AU - Latife Merve Yağlıoğlu AU - Ayşe Pınar Doğru Balakbabalar AU - Onur Öztürk Y1 - 2020/12/01 UR - http://spcare.bmj.com/content/early/2020/12/01/bmjspcare-2020-002804.abstract N2 - Intervention for smoking cessation in a palliative care setting is not considered to be a standard practise. However, palliative care should support life and improve its quality and be able to approach the patient from a psychosocial perspective. This article discusses the smoking cessation intervention provided in a palliative care setting for an oncology patient. Making patients quit tobacco products in palliative care can increase the effectiveness of cancer treatment as well as the motivation level of the patient. ER -