This document is the author deposited version. You are advised to consult the publisher's version if you wish to cite from it. CONLON, Katy, PATTINSON, Laura and HUTTON, Daniel (2017). Attitudes of oncology healthcare practitioners towards smoking cessation: A systematic review of the facilitators, barriers and recommendations for delivery of advice and support to cancer patients. Radiography, 23 (3), 256-263. Published version Copyright and re-use policySee http://shura.shu.ac.uk/information.html Sheffield Hallam University Research Archivehttp://shura.shu.ac.uk TitleAttitudes of oncology healthcare practitioners towards smoking cessation: a systematic review of the facilitators, barriers and recommendations for delivery of advice and support to cancer patients. AbstractBackground: Patients who continue to smoke after a cancer diagnosis experience a worse quality of life and worse side-effects. It is important to establish the facilitators and barriers to cessation by looking at the attitudes and beliefs towards smoking cessation of healthcare practitioners.

Introduction: The burden of lifestyle associated disease is increasing with a preventative approach to health becoming more of a focus. Within the oncology setting the importance of supporting patients with positive lifestyle changes post treatment is included within the recently developed recovery package and the contribution of therapeutic radiographers will be significant in the implementation of this.