What is the National Cancer Institute doing now in the area of tobacco research?
NCI’s goal in tobacco research is to understand the causes of tobacco use, addiction, and related cancers and to apply this knowledge to prevention and treatment. NCI is advancing tobacco research by conducting and supporting numerous research grants, partnerships, and special initiatives, including the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Centers and the Tobacco Research Initiative for State and Community Interventions, among many other projects. For detailed information about tobacco research at NCI, go to the Tobacco Control Research Branch’s Web site, www.tobaccocontrol.cancer.gov. # # # To view the NCI press release on the ASSIST evaluation, go to http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/ASSIST. To visit NCI’s central source for information related to tobacco research and control, please go to http://cancer.gov/cancertopics/smoking. To learn about NCI’s Tobacco Control Research Branch, please visit www.tobaccocontrol.cancer.gov. For help with smoking cessation, please go t
