Although tobacco use has decreased, it is the leading cause of death in the United States. Implementing a combination of policy changes including clean indoor air laws, higher per-pack taxes, and cessation efforts are proven to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.
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February 1, 1999 | Program Result Report
From 1997 to 1998, researchers at Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, R.I., examined cigarette smoking as a barrier to cancer screening - both mammography and Pap tests - in women aged 40 to 75.
December 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry worked to revise their prototype patient education program - Video Doctor - so that patients can operate it independently in their physicians' offices.