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Genes May Influence Effectiveness of Anti-Smoking Policies

Genetics seem to play an important role in whether people respond to anti-smoking policies and may help explain why the number of smokers in the United States has remained stable in recent years instead of declining. That's the finding of a new study by
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Dec 8, 2012 07:16
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Why Have Tobacco Control Policies Stalled? Using Genetic Moderation to Examine Policy Impacts

This study provides novel evidence of “gene-policy” interaction and suggests a genetic mechanism for the large differences in response to tobacco policies. The inability for these policies to reduce use for individuals with specific genotypes suggests alt
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
added Dec 6, 2012 10:35
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It's genetic: Some smokers have biological resistance to anti-tobacco policies

New research from the Yale School of Public Health suggests that individuals’ genetics play an important role in whether they respond to tobacco-control policies. The study appears online in the journal PLOS ONE.
HealthCanal.com
added Dec 6, 2012 10:27
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[Maryland] Biotech company seeks share of tobacco money

20/20 Gene Systems Inc., a Rockville-based company, is requesting that $2 million in grants be made available for research into new screening and treatment methods that could lower mortality rates due to cancer. The money would come from the state’s Ciga
Gaithersburg (MD) Gazette
added Nov 30, 2012 03:23
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[Taiwan] Genetic features associated with lung cancer in non-smoking Asian women

Hsiung Chao, head of the Institute of Population Health Sciences of Taiwan's National Health Research Institutes (NHRI), explained that the research conducted by scientists from Taiwan, the United States, China, Japan, South Korea and the Netherlands ide
Focus Taiwan
added Nov 27, 2012 12:38
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New genes linked to lung cancer susceptibility in Asian women

An international group of scientists has identified three genetic regions that predispose Asian women who have never smoked to lung cancer. The finding provides further evidence that risk of lung cancer among never-smokers, especially Asian women, may be
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
added Nov 23, 2012 19:06
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UK biobank to shed light on smoking health mystery

* * Largest ever study on gene variants linked to lung disease * May help target treatment and fast-track drug research
Reuters
added Nov 14, 2012 13:11
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Scientists Find Gene Differences in Nonsmokers With Lung Cancer

Three genetic regions associated with increased lung cancer risk in Asian women who have never smoked have been identified by an international team of scientists. They said their findings provide further proof that the risk of lung cancer among people wh
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Nov 13, 2012 03:04
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[UK] Addiction History In Smokers' DNA May Show Cancer Risk

Smokers leave a chemical "footprint" of their addiction history on the surface of their DNA, and this may serve as a measure of their risk for developing cancer, say researchers from the UK and Italy who presented their findings at a conference in Liverp
Medical News TODAY(UK)
added Nov 8, 2012 09:30
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[UK] Smokers leave a history of their addiction in DNA

according to research presented at the NCRI Cancer Conference today. Researchers at Imperial College London and the Human Genetics Foundation (HuGeF) in Italy have identified a number of sites in the DNA of blood that have been chemically tagged as a res
Cancer Research UK (uk)
added Nov 6, 2012 07:50
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