The Critical Intersection of Tobacco Use and Cancer Care

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to invite you to contribute to a forthcoming Special Issue of Cancers, dedicated to the Intersection of Tobacco Use and Cancer Care. Cancers is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on oncology. It publishes article types including Research Papers, Reviews, Editorials, Communications, etc.

This Special Issue will emphasize the importance of prevention and cessation interventions as a core component of oncology treatment. Although the risks of continued tobacco use, including smoking, are well documented, many cancer patients, particularly in low-and middle-income countries, still use tobacco products, which can compromise treatment effectiveness and survival.

This Special Issue will feature work that examines tobacco use prevalence in cancer populations, barriers to the implementation of prevention and cessation interventions tailored to the unique needs of patients with cancer, and policy-level strategies aimed at integrating tobacco control into oncology care systems across the globe. We are also keen to highlight the challenges in low-resource settings, where access to evidence-based and cost-effective prevention and cessation services is often limited or unavailable. By integrating clinical, behavioral, and policy perspectives, this collection will aim to advance more equitable and comprehensive approaches to tobacco prevention and cessation in oncology settings worldwide.

Important Dates:

• Preliminary 250-word summary/abstract submission deadline: 15 March 2026 (for initial evaluation)
• Final manuscript deadline: 15 March 2027

I look forward to your contributions to this timely and important Special Issue. Please do not hesitate to reach out with questions or ideas for submissions.

Dr. Irene Tamí-Maury
Guest Editor

Samuel Tundealao
Guest Editor Assistant
Email: st1220@sph.rutgers.edu
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health, 683 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
Interests: epidemiology; tobacco control; cancer prevention
Website: https://cinj.org/outreach/kinney-research-program-faculty-and-staff

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Cancers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.