Kentucky has high rates of tobacco-related cancers, high rates of ... Sep 8, 2008
within a generation we'd start seeing a large reduction in cancer rates," said Terry Pechacek, associate director for science in the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health and one of the report's authors.In the South, where smoking rates are higher, tobacco-related cancer rates are higher as well, the study found. In the West, which has some of the lowest smoking rates in the nation, tobacco-related cancer rates are lower.The report analyzed 2.4 million cases of tobacco-related cancers occurring... (Kentucky.com)
Tobacco Use Caused 2.4 Million Cancer Cases In US Only Sep 6, 2008
As stated by Matthew McKenna, director of the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health, "tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States and the most prominent cause of cancer.". "The tobacco-use epidemic causes a third of the cancers in America," he said in a press statement. (eFluxMedia)
2 Million Cancer Cases Tied to Tobacco Use Sep 5, 2008
Dr. Matthew McKenna, director of CDC's Office on Smoking and Health, said in the news release, "Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States and the most prominent cause of cancer."The tobacco-use epidemic causes a third of the cancers in America. If proven strategies were fully implemented to decrease tobacco use, much of the suffering and death that cancer inflicts on families and communities could be prevented," he said.Tobacco use is a... (U.S. News & World Report)
Secondhand Smoke Inhalation Down Jul 13, 2008
The blood tests are important, because many people underestimate their exposure to secondhand smoke, said Terry Pechacek, associate director for science in the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health. The new report focused on data collected on about 17,000 nonsmokers in the years 1988 through 1994, and about the same number in the years 1999 through 2004. (Time.com)
Battle against teen smoking stalls, CDC says Jun 27, 2008
"We had seen this great progress from 1999 to 2003 and we were turning around this epidemic of increase in the 1990s that had everybody concerned," Terry Pechacek of CDC's Office on Smoking and Health said in a telephone interview. "Unfortunately, that progress has not been maintained.". (MSNBC -- Health)
Smokeless perils Mar 4, 2008
"We know that smokeless tobacco contains 28 cancer-causing agents and increases the risk of cancer in the oral cavity," said Joel London in the Office on Smoking and Health at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Smokeless tobacco is addicting, and its users are more likely to become cigarette smokers.". (Durango Herald)
State puts little into smoking cessation efforts Feb 8, 2008
"Throwing money doesn't solve problems, but investing in effective programs can," said Terry Pechacek, associate director for science at CDC's Office on Smoking and Health and a co-author of the study. "We have the ability now to end this epidemic. It is a matter of political will and social commitment.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
City: Smoking ban valid, in force Dec 27, 2007
The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General was prepared by the Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Report was written by 22 national experts who were selected as primary authors. (The Examiner)
US smoking rate stalled at 21 percent, CDC says Nov 10, 2007
"It is completely commensurate with the stall in resources that have been going into tobacco control," Dr. Matt McKenna, who directs CDC's Office on Smoking and Health, said in a telephone interview. William Corr, executive director of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, agreed. (Reuters)
Study: 20.8% of Americans smoke now, same as 2004 Nov 10, 2007
"It is completely commensurate with the stall in resources that been going into tobacco control," Dr. Matt McKenna, who directs CDC's Office on Smoking and Health, said in a telephone interview. The CDC researchers used the National Health Interview Survey of more than 24,000 U.S. adults to find out how many people smoke. (Xinhuanet, China)
U.S. smoking rates remain steady Nov 10, 2007
"Smoking is still the No. 1 preventable cause of death," said Dr. Matt McKenna, director of the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health. "No other behavior kills so many people as tobacco, even with these low levels.". (Xinhuanet, China)
State ranks No. 1 in young smokers Oct 3, 2007
The good news is its never too late to quit smoking, said Dr. Corinne Husten, chief of epidemiology at the CDCs Office on Smoking and Health. But its critically important for smokers to understand they must quit as early in life as possible if theyre to really avoid most of the adverse smoking effects. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Smoking bans make it hard for those who travel and haven't quit Sep 25, 2007
"There's no level of secondhand smoke exposure that can be declared to be safe," said Matthew McKenna, director of the Centers for Disease Control office on smoking and health. He also said that research measuring the effects of no-smoking policies in restaurants and bars had shown those policies were not bad for the bottom line. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Soft on Science Jul 17, 2007
" This was consistent with the Office of Surgeon General's longtime crusade against smoking, which of late includes support for comprehensive public smoking bans. But the actual report accompanying Carmona's statement to the press said nothing of the kind. Anti-smoking activist Dr. Michael Siegel who worked for two years in the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health wrote on his , "The Surgeon General's press release distorts the science presented in the report and ends up presenting misleading and... (Fox News)
Passive smoking:Out from the haze Jun 28, 2007
According to Terry Pechacek, one of the authors of the report and associate director at the Office on Smoking and Health at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia: "Exposure to second-hand smoke for even a short time can have adverse health effects this is not subject to debate. Compounds in tobacco smoke have the ability to cause cancer in humans, it's just a probabilistic game of whether they will cause death in a certain individual.". Burning opportunity. (Nature News Service)
Number of Smoke-Free Households on the Increase May 25, 2007
Progress is being made in raising public awareness about the dangers of secondhand smoke and reducing nonsmoker's exposure to it, but "too many youth in the United States continue to be exposed, and children around the world are being exposed in huge numbers," Dr. Matt McKenna, director of the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health, said in a prepared statement. Smoke-free environments are the theme for this year's World No Tobacco Day on May 31. (Forbes)
Study: Smoking Allowed In Fewer Homes May 25, 2007
"That really says that people are starting to understand the hazards of secondhand smoke," said Dr. Corinne Husten, co-author of the study and chief of the epidemiology branch of the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health. The report is based on a national survey done mostly by telephone every two years. (Click2Houston, TX)
Affects of smoking tested in the young and healthy Apr 30, 2007
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Smoke fighters aim for profit Jan 20, 2007
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Office on Smoking and Health reports that smoking tobacco remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, causing nearly 440,000 deaths each year and resulting in more than $75 billion in annual medical costs. Stone, a carpenter's helper, was among 50 people at a group hypnotism session in Cleveland. (USA Today -- News)
Smoking bans becoming business opportunities Jan 20, 2007
On the Net: CDC Office on Smoking and Health: QuitAssist: American Lung Association. Sponsored Links. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
