Month: July 2015

National Cancer Institute Selects Drs. Fiore, Sondel as Outstanding Investigator Award Recipients

Posted on July 29, 2015

News for Immediate Release Contact: Chris Hollenback, (608)262-3902 ch3@ctri.wisc.edu Toni Morrissey, (608)263-3223 tmorrissey@uwhealth.org Two UW professors chosen for prestigious new grant program in cancer research MADISON — The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has selected two UW-Madison faculty, Dr. Michael Fiore and Dr. Paul Sondel, as inaugural recipients of an Outstanding Investigator Award (OIA), which …

Study: Genetics Factor into Nicotine Metabolism, Smoking Levels, and Cancer Risk

Posted on July 2, 2015

A recent paper on genetics in the journal PLOS ONE offered more clues regarding why smokers quit or continue smoking. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), pronounced “snip,” is a variation of a gene that can influence the gene’s effects. The study showed that two SNPs of the CYP2A6 gene determine the rate at which smokers metabolize …

Quit Line Helps Homeless People Quit Smoking

Posted on July 2, 2015