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Smoking, with a prevalence of about 25%-30% in Switzerland, is proven to cause major systemic, avoidable diseases including lung cancer, increasing societies morbidity and mortality. Diverse strong quitting smoking recommendations have been made available providing advice facilitating smoking cessation globally. In other European countries like Germany, clinical practice guidelines for smoking cessation services have been implemented. However, in Switzerland, there is still no national consensus on a comprehensive smoking cessation program for lung cancer patients nor on the adequate provider. Our primary aim was to assess the current status of smoking cessation practice among specialists, mainly involved in lung cancer care, in Switzerland in order to uncover potential shortcomings.