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CU Cancer Center backs effort to use app to lower smoking rates in Colorado.

“This year, nearly 250,000 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer,” begins the White House proclamation by President Biden.

A ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars could save 650,000 lives in 40 years, notably in the Black community.

Researchers say findings are “very concerning,” noting that smoking prevalence is not higher among young women.

Menthol cigarettes have been proven to disproportionately impact the health of the black community, especially youth

Study findings suggest that quitting smoking can have lasting health benefits, even for those who develop lung cancer.

Researchers at the American Cancer Society stress efforts to decrease e-cigarette use in younger adults to prevent nicotine addiction risk

For every dollar spent on its anti-smoking program, California has seen a $231 return.

"This is almost double what was previously estimated,” researchers said of the number of Californians who died of tobacco-related cancers.

Jamie L. Studts, PhD, explains a common term used to understand smoking history in lung cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Cigarette smoking negatively impacts HIV management and treatment.

California bans the sale of menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products; South Dakota extends access to Medicaid.

The economic loss significantly outpaced the cigarette industry’s $92 billion revenue by nearly a ten-to-one ratio.

Combining e-cigarettes with regular cigarettes may increase health risks.

Nearly 123,000 cancer deaths, or close to 30% of all U.S. cancer deaths, were due to cigarette smoking in 2019.

Tobacco control researchers say this proposed change could have the greatest impact on youth and African American smokers.