Growth Of Tumors Already Established By Tobacco Carcinogens Promoted By Nicotine
While it is established that nicotine by itself is not carcinogenic, researchers have now shown that nicotine promotes cell proliferation and the progression of tumors already initiated by
tobacco carcinogens. In a study by Srikumar Chellappan and coll
read more ...08/28/06
Kids Take Center Stage in Fight Against Tobacco on April 5, Kick Butts DayEvents to Highlight 1200 Deaths a Day from
Tobacco in U.S
read more ...04/03/06
Cigar Makers Fight Indoor Smoking BanTAMPA - Florida cigar makers filed suit Tuesday seeking to overturn the constitutional amendment prohibiting smoking in indoor workplaces, declaring the future of the state's centuries-old cigar industry is at stake.
read more ...01/15/03
Gene May Help Predict Lung Cancer Patient SurvivalFRANKFURT (Reuters Health) - Patients with lung cancer are more likely to survive longer if they have high levels of a protein produced by a so-called "repair gene," scientists told a cancer drug meeting on Wednesday.
read more ...11/20/02
Ex-Smoker's Trial Begins in FloridaTAMPA, Fla. (AP)- An ex-smoker suffers from lung cancer and emphysema because of his 50-year addiction to nicotine, the man's attorney claimed in opening statements Thursday in a lawsuit against R.J. Reynolds
Tobacco Co.
read more ...11/15/01