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[Texas] Cancer-Fighting Charity Hired Tobacco Lobbyist
Jay Maguire, who represents three off-brand cigarette companies, was hired in January to represent the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Foundation, and his contract remained in force at its successor charity, the Texas Cancer Coalition,
Apr 17, 2013
The Texas Tribune
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Apr 17, 2013 14:43
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[Germany] The development of scientific consultants: how the tobacco industry creates controversy on the carcinogenicity of tobacco-specific nitrosamines
Economic interests of the tobacco industry have strongly influenced the research activity of Richter and his group. The publications of his working group about carcinogenic effects of TSNAs published between 1992 and 2009 should therefore not be regarded
Apr 16, 2013
Tobacco Control
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Apr 16, 2013 05:48
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[Philippines] Cancer survivors want graphic warnings on cigarette packs
A group of survivors, mostly of the deadly laryngeal cancer, asked the Aquino government to push for a law that will require graphic health warnings on cigarette packs. The New Vois Association of the Philippines (NVAP), whose members are also former sm
Apr 15, 2013
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation (ph)
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Apr 15, 2013 22:41
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Strides Made in Preventing Cancer, But Challenges Remain: Report
Cigarette smoking rates continue to drop, with significant declines seen in high school-aged smoking. But, in response to the now ubiquitous smoke-free areas in most public spaces, cigarette companies upped their marketing for smokeless tobacco products
Apr 11, 2013
HealthDay [HealthScout]
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Apr 12, 2013 14:00
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Researchers call on physicians to urge newly diagnosed cancer patients to quit smoking
Yale Cancer Center experts in collaboration with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) are calling on physicians to routinely recommend that patients stop smoking after a diagnosis of cancer. Their call to action took place in a policy stat
Apr 10, 2013
Medical Xpress (PhysOrg.com)
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Apr 11, 2013 14:53
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It is better to be a fat ex-smoker than a thin smoker: findings from the 1997–2004 National Health Interview Survey−National Death Index linkage study
overall, mortality risk is smaller in overweight or obese ex-smokers than normal-weight smokers. Smoking cessation interventions can tailor messages that highlight the greater reduction in mortality associated with quitting, compared with potential weight
Apr 10, 2013
Tobacco Control
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Apr 11, 2013 14:20
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Cancer Docs Give Smokers a Pass
Oncologists, cancer centers, and researchers are failing patients by not tackling their smoking habits, according to the American Association for Cancer Research. In a policy statement issued here and published in Clinical Cancer Research, the associatio
Apr 10, 2013
MedPage Today
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Apr 10, 2013 14:23
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AACR releases policy guidance on tobacco and cancer clinical trials
An American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) statement calls on the oncology community to provide evidence-based tobacco cessation treatment for all cancer and cancer-screening patients and to evaluate tobacco as a confounding factor in cancer clin
Apr 10, 2013
Medical Xpress (PhysOrg.com)
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Apr 10, 2013 12:29
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UCLA researchers find potential link between auto pollution, some childhood cancers
UCLA researchers utilized data on 3,950 children who were enrolled in the California Cancer Registry and who were born in the state between 1998 and 2007. They estimated the amount of local traffic the children had been exposed to using California LINE So
Apr 9, 2013
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
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Apr 10, 2013 12:24
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AACR news: Misregulated genes common to tobacco-related cancers offer ...
Results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 show that in lung and bladder cancers, genes related to the regulation of the cell cycle are associated with poor patient outcomes
Apr 9, 2013
EurekAlert
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Apr 9, 2013 14:58