Oncology centers should make tobacco treatment a fourth pillar of their care, according to a recent paper published in JAMA Network by UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore, UW Carbone Cancer Center Assistant Scientist Dr. Heather …
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UW-CTRI Outreach Specialist Featured on Statewide Webinar for Wisconsin Cancer Council
UW-CTRI Regional Outreach Specialist Allison Gorrilla (right) presented the November Networking Webinar for the Wisconsin Cancer Council. Her topic was Tobacco Treatment for Cancer Patients Who Smoke. She covered: Special strategies for working with cancer …
Drs. Piper and Fiore Educate State Legislators on Vaping, Tobacco Purchasing Age
UW-CTRI Associate Director of Research Dr. Megan Piper and UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore both offered insight on the research pertaining to two important current issues: Vaping and the legal age to purchase nicotine products. …
New Grant to Evaluate eReferral to the Quit Line
A new grant from the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (UW-ICTR) will evaluate electronic referrals from primary-care clinics to the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line. The grant, led by UW-CTRI Associate Director of Research …
Study: How Genetic Markers May Impact Side Effects from Nicotine Replacement Therapy
The University of Wisconsin Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (TTURC) recently published a study in Nicotine and Tobacco Research suggesting that, while taking nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), specific genetic markers can cause more severe adverse …
QUITS Participant Rocks a Smoke-free Life
Michele McCall didn’t just quit smoking with help from the Quitting Using Intensive Treatment Study (QUITS)—she used the time and money she spent on smoking to start an ‘80s rock band. Now, every breath she …
Teenager, Doctors Warn About Effects of Vaping
Dr. Vivek Balasubramaniam, a UW Health pediatric pulmonologist, and teen Logan Krahn today warned youth about the dangers of vaping. Doctors urged children and teens to never vape, and all Wisconsin residents who smoke, vape, …
Dr. Fiore Discusses Smoking and Vaping with Wisconsin Public Radio
UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore was a guest on Wisconsin Public Radio’s show “Central Time” during the afternoon commute to discuss smoking and vaping. They talked about the fact that an average of 19 people …
Momentum Builds for Cancer Centers Treating Tobacco Use
UW-CTRI staff and collaborators in September attended the fall 2019 grantee meeting of the nationwide Cancer Center Cessation Initiative (C3I) at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City. They discussed what they’ve learned two years into …
Secretary Designate, Former US Assistant Health Secretary Visit UW Campus
Former US Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh and current Wisconsin Secretary Designate of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Andrea Palm on September 23 visited the UW campus to discuss five pertinent health …