In an era of individualized treatment for patients through “precision medicine,” collecting biological data and integrating analysis within the outcomes of clinical trials has gained a newfound importance. A new paper in Nicotine and Tobacco …
Study Ahead of Schedule, Health Counselors’ Experience Shows
UW-CTRI is ahead of schedule enrolling patients in the Quitting Using Intensive Treatments Study (QUITS). More than 580 smokers have enrolled with the goal set at 1000. Experienced health counselors are helping these patients to …
Innovative Study Helps Smokers Practice Quitting
UW-CTRI has commenced a new pilot study designed to encourage participants to practice the act of quitting smoking for up to a day at a time, then return to smoking by only puffing every 30 …
Interagency Committee in Washington, D.C. Addresses Smoking and Behavioral Health
United States Surgeon General Jerome Adams (above left) and UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore discuss how to help people with behavioral health challenges to quit smoking. At the meeting June 14 in Washington, D.C., scholars …
National Smoking Rate Down to 13.9%, Yet Much Work Remains
The CDC National Center for Health Statistics released estimates from the National Health Interview Survey showing that 13.9 percent of US adults were cigarette smokers in 2017, the lowest level ever recorded by the survey …
More Gum + Patches Meant Better Chances
According to research by Dr. Tanya Schlam and colleagues at UW-CTRI, smokers who used more nicotine gum (up to 5 pieces a day) with nicotine patches tended to have higher quit rates: 59% had quit smoking at 6 …
Outreach Specialists Inspire Smiles
From Left: Jenna Otterholt of Tobacco Free Coalition of Central Wisconsin, UW-CTRI Senior Outreach Specialist Roger Dier, and UW-CTRI Outreach Specialist Alex Peeters spoke May 11 at a Seal-a-Smile event in Marshfield. They addressed approximately …
Former Smoker Enjoys Sunny Outlook
When Jeff Petersik decided to quit smoking by making a call to the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line, he knew it was long overdue. “I had been smoking for over 10 years, and I was getting …
UW-CTRI Staff Share Findings at UW Department of Medicine Research Day
UW-CTRI staff and collaborators presented research findings at the University of Wisconsin Department of Medicine (DOM) Research Day June 15 at the Health Sciences Learning Center on the UW campus in Madison. This included an …
UW Designated by NCI to Help Cancer Patients Quit
The UW Carbone Cancer Center is one of 22 NCI-designated cancer centers, and is collaborating with UW-CTRI to help cancer patients quit smoking. UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore spoke with Cancer Today Magazine about the …