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Tobacco Control and Lung Cancer Screening to Address Disparities
Health promotion and disease prevention behaviors play an important role in cancer risk and outcomes. In particular, cigarette smoking is one of the...
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Tobacco smoking and vascular biology and function: evidence from human studies
Tobacco cigarette smoking is among the most complex and least understood health risk factors. A deeper insight into the pathophysiological actions of...
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Reactions to reduced nicotine content cigarettes in a sample of young adult, low-frequency smokers
RationaleReducing nicotine content in cigarettes to ≤ 2.4 mg per g of tobacco [mg/g] reduces smoking behavior and toxicant exposure among adult daily...
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Cytotoxic effects of the cigarette smoke extract of heated tobacco products on human oral squamous cell carcinoma: the role of reactive oxygen species and CaMKK2
BackgroundThe increasing prevalence of heated tobacco products (HTPs) has heightened concerns regarding their potential health risks. Previous...
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Reductions in smoking due to ratification of the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control in 171 countries
Smoking globally kills over half of long-term smokers and causes about 7 million annual deaths. The World Health Organization Framework Convention...
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Integrated mRNA- and miRNA-sequencing analyses unveil the underlying mechanism of tobacco pollutant-induced developmental toxicity in zebrafish embryos
Tobacco pollutants are prevalent in the environment, leading to inadvertent exposure of pregnant females. Studies of these pollutants' toxic effects...
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Relation Between Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Assessed by Serum Cotinine Concentration and Questionnaire Method, and Serum Renalase Concentration—the Importance of the Coexistence of Arterial Hypertension and Other Cardiovascular Diseases
Exposure to tobacco smoke (ETS) is one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Renalase is a protein that may play a role in the...
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A prospective cohort study on the association between waterpipe tobacco smoking and gastric cancer mortality in Northern Vietnam
Tobacco consumption, as a worldwide problem, is a risk factor for several types of cancer. In Vietnam, tobacco consumption in the form of waterpipe...
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Tobacco Use Among Dental Students in Morocco: Opportunities for Professional Cancer Education
The study aimed to evaluate tobacco use, attitudes, knowledge, and perceptions about tobacco control policies and smoking cessation counseling among...
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E-cigarette effects on vascular function in animals and humans
Smoking tobacco cigarettes is a significant (cardiovascular) health risk factor. Although the number of tobacco cigarette users declined over the...
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Comparative study of the effects of cigarette smoke versus next-generation tobacco and nicotine product extracts on inflammatory biomarkers of human monocytes
Monocytes exhibiting a pro-inflammatory phenotype play a key role in adhesion and development of atherosclerotic plaques. As an alternative to...
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Multi-ancestry transcriptome-wide association analyses yield insights into tobacco use biology and drug repurposing
Most transcriptome-wide association studies (TWASs) so far focus on European ancestry and lack diversity. To overcome this limitation, we aggregated...
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Short-term exposure to JUUL electronic cigarettes can worsen ischemic stroke outcome
BackgroundThe short and long-term health effects of JUUL electronic cigarette (e-Cig) are largely unknown and warrant extensive research. We...
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The development and acceptability testing of an app-based smart survey system to record smoking behaviour, use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and e-cigarettes
ObjectiveNicotine replacement therapy (NRT) helps people stop smoking. Monitoring treatment adherence is important as poor adherence to NRT limits...
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Effects of educational interventions based on the theory of planned behavior on oral cancer-related knowledge and tobacco smoking in adults: a cluster randomized controlled trial
BackgroundThe theory of planned behavior (TPB) is an effective model for facilitating behavioral change. The aim of the present study was to evaluate...
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Risk of lung cancer among women in relation to lifetime history of tobacco smoking: a population-based case-control study in France (the WELCA study)
BackgroundThis study aims to provide new insights on the role of smoking patterns and cigarette dependence in female lung cancer, and to examine...
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Genetically determined tobacco and alcohol use and risk of atrial fibrillation
BackgroundThe causality between the use of alcohol and cigarettes and atrial fibrillation (AF) remains controversial. We conducted a Mendelian...
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The Unequivocal Relationship Between Tuberculosis and Tobacco: Integration of Two Maladies
Tuberculosis (TB) and tobaccoTobacco use are among the leading causes of mortalityMortality and morbidityMorbidity, posing a significant...
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Effectiveness of Non-Nicotinic E-Cigarettes to Reduce Cue- and Abstinence-Induced Cigarette Craving in Non-Treatment Seeking Daily Dependent Smokers
RationaleElectronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are potential tools for smoking cessation because they deliver nicotine and simulate smoking behaviors....
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Environmental tobacco smoke exposure exaggerates bleomycin-induced collagen overexpression during pulmonary fibrogenesis
Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is known to cause lung inflammatory and injurious responses. Smoke exposure is associated with the pathobiology...
