CAsToR TCORS
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Center for the Assessment of Tobacco Regulations (CAsToR). University of Michigan, Georgetown, Rutgers TCORS
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INTS core faculty member and assistant professor, Lauren Pacek, will discuss tobacco use and cessation and harm reduction strategies among people with HIV in the USA in the webinar hosted by the AETC Program on November 5, 11 am ET.
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www.e2neca.org/org/AETC/Por...
Register here ➡️
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November 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
INTS core faculty member and assistant professor, Lauren Pacek, will discuss tobacco use and cessation and harm reduction strategies among people with HIV in the USA in the webinar hosted by the AETC Program on November 5, 11 am ET.
Register here ➡️
www.e2neca.org/org/AETC/Por...
Register here ➡️
www.e2neca.org/org/AETC/Por...
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, causing approximately 1.8 million deaths in 2022.
📝 This Review discusses the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of lung cancer in nonsmoking individuals.
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📝 This Review discusses the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of lung cancer in nonsmoking individuals.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, causing approximately 1.8 million deaths in 2022.
📝 This Review discusses the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of lung cancer in nonsmoking individuals.
ja.ma/4hk9v9F
📝 This Review discusses the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of lung cancer in nonsmoking individuals.
ja.ma/4hk9v9F
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💬 Perspective: The evaluation of moderate alcohol consumption on health is complex due to known harms of heavy drinking, potential benefits of low consumption, varying evidence quality, and biases.
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October 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
💬 Perspective: The evaluation of moderate alcohol consumption on health is complex due to known harms of heavy drinking, potential benefits of low consumption, varying evidence quality, and biases.
ja.ma/3KIU12Q
ja.ma/3KIU12Q
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INTS Associate Professor, Jamie Tam, comments on a recent story about how the tobacco industry is fighting proposed nicotine cuts in its products.
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Tobacco Industry Fights Biden’s Proposed Cigarette Nicotine Cut
The future of a Biden-era proposal to slash nicotine levels in cigarettes is uncertain after the Trump administration excluded it from a key regulatory roadmap amid growing industry pressure to scrap ...
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October 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
INTS Associate Professor, Jamie Tam, comments on a recent story about how the tobacco industry is fighting proposed nicotine cuts in its products.
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news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-a...
Read more ➡️
news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-a...
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Two new preprints on multilevel HMMs! Time series data is now pervasive in psychology and new methods are needed to model the dynamics in such data. Hidden Markov Models (HHMs) are powerful models for dynamics in which a system is switching between a number of discrete states.
September 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Two new preprints on multilevel HMMs! Time series data is now pervasive in psychology and new methods are needed to model the dynamics in such data. Hidden Markov Models (HHMs) are powerful models for dynamics in which a system is switching between a number of discrete states.
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Please join us in welcoming our new faculty member, Rafael Meza, PhD! @rutgerscancer.bsky.social @rwjms.bsky.social Learn more about Dr. Meza here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Please join us in welcoming our new faculty member, Rafael Meza, PhD!
Rafael Meza, PhD, has joined the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies as a Core Member and the Rutgers Cancer… | ...
Please join us in welcoming our new faculty member, Rafael Meza, PhD!
Rafael Meza, PhD, has joined the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies as a Core Member and the Rutgers Cancer Institu...
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September 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Please join us in welcoming our new faculty member, Rafael Meza, PhD! @rutgerscancer.bsky.social @rwjms.bsky.social Learn more about Dr. Meza here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
CAsToR junior investigator and pilot project PI, Dr. Clinton Durney, describes his research project modeling social network influences on teenage nicotine use.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIBO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIBO...
CAsToR Pilot Projects Updates: Clinton Durney (British Columbia Cancer Research Institute)
YouTube video by TCORS: CAsToR UM, GU & BCCRI
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July 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
CAsToR junior investigator and pilot project PI, Dr. Clinton Durney, describes his research project modeling social network influences on teenage nicotine use.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIBO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIBO...
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In this modeling study, biennial screening from ages 50 to 60, then annually, was estimated to maintain 96% of the deaths prevented by lung cancer screening while decreasing CT scans by 21%. ja.ma/45hXpt1
July 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In this modeling study, biennial screening from ages 50 to 60, then annually, was estimated to maintain 96% of the deaths prevented by lung cancer screening while decreasing CT scans by 21%. ja.ma/45hXpt1
CAsToR is hosting a webinar "A COPD Natural History Simulation Model for Tobacco Regulation Evaluation: Policy Implications" with Dr. Luz Sanchez Romero on October 9. Register here: myumi.ch/9pqbJ
July 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
CAsToR is hosting a webinar "A COPD Natural History Simulation Model for Tobacco Regulation Evaluation: Policy Implications" with Dr. Luz Sanchez Romero on October 9. Register here: myumi.ch/9pqbJ
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This article provides an overview of the current state of handling continuous variables in healthcare research.
It discusses the potential limitations of assuming a linear relationship between independent and dependent variables
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
It discusses the potential limitations of assuming a linear relationship between independent and dependent variables
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
July 21, 2025 at 9:02 AM
This article provides an overview of the current state of handling continuous variables in healthcare research.
It discusses the potential limitations of assuming a linear relationship between independent and dependent variables
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
It discusses the potential limitations of assuming a linear relationship between independent and dependent variables
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
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Worth a read. We need to move beyond arbitrary categorisation of continuous variables or assuming that associations are linear - and use more flexible modelling approaches to capture non-linear relationships.
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Dealing with continuous variables and modelling non-linear associations in healthcare data: practical guide
Proper handling of continuous variables is crucial in healthcare research, for example, within regression modelling for descriptive, explanatory, or predictive purposes. However, inadequate methods ar...
www.bmj.com
July 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Worth a read. We need to move beyond arbitrary categorisation of continuous variables or assuming that associations are linear - and use more flexible modelling approaches to capture non-linear relationships.
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
CAsToR junior investigator and pilot project PI, Dr. Mona Issabakhsh, describes her project, “A Machine Learning Approach to Cluster Similar Flavors of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems,” sharing initial results and their implications for her research approach. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhh5...
CAsToR Pilot Projects Updates: Mona Issabakhsh (Georgetown University)
YouTube video by TCORS: CAsToR UM, GU & BCCRI
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July 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
CAsToR junior investigator and pilot project PI, Dr. Mona Issabakhsh, describes her project, “A Machine Learning Approach to Cluster Similar Flavors of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems,” sharing initial results and their implications for her research approach. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhh5...
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IARC and American Cancer Society Launch The Cancer Atlas, Fourth Edition
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#OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedEd #MedOnc #MedNews #IARC #ACS
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#OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedEd #MedOnc #MedNews #IARC #ACS
IARC and American Cancer Society Launch The Cancer Atlas, Fourth Edition - OncoDaily
IARC and American Cancer Society Launch The Cancer Atlas, Fourth Edition / American Cancer Society, cancer, Headlines, IARC, IARC - International Agency for
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July 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
CAsToR Pilot PI, Dr. Dae-Hee Han, shares his progress on his work that uses inverse probability weighting and machine learning to estimate the impact of oral nicotine product and inhaled tobacco product co-use on inhaled tobacco product use trajectories among youth. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kaw...
CAsToR Pilot Projects Updates: Dae Hee Han (University of Southern California)
YouTube video by TCORS: CAsToR UM, GU & BCCRI
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July 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
CAsToR Pilot PI, Dr. Dae-Hee Han, shares his progress on his work that uses inverse probability weighting and machine learning to estimate the impact of oral nicotine product and inhaled tobacco product co-use on inhaled tobacco product use trajectories among youth. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kaw...
Reducing Lung Cancer Mortality by Providing Smoking Cessation Support in the Lung Cancer Screening Setting: Missed Opportunities and Lessons Learned on Both Sides of the Atlantic - Journal of Thoracic Oncology www.jto.org/article/S155...
Reducing Lung Cancer Mortality by Providing Smoking Cessation Support in the Lung Cancer Screening Setting: Missed Opportunities and Lessons Learned on Both Sides of the Atlantic
National guidelines for the implementation of lung cancer screening (LCS) for high-risk
older adults have been issued by several countries, largely in Europe, North America,
and Australia. Typically, ...
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July 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Reducing Lung Cancer Mortality by Providing Smoking Cessation Support in the Lung Cancer Screening Setting: Missed Opportunities and Lessons Learned on Both Sides of the Atlantic - Journal of Thoracic Oncology www.jto.org/article/S155...
Dr. Nancy Jao gives an update on her CAsToR Pilot Project, “Impact of flavored e-cigarette use and nicotine metabolism on systemic inflammatory biomarkers of cardiovascular disease risk.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=g39-...
CAsToR Pilot Projects Updates: Nancy Jao (Rosalind Franklin University)
YouTube video by TCORS: CAsToR UM, GU & BCCRI
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June 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Dr. Nancy Jao gives an update on her CAsToR Pilot Project, “Impact of flavored e-cigarette use and nicotine metabolism on systemic inflammatory biomarkers of cardiovascular disease risk.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=g39-...
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Modelling study by Victoria Salgado et al. indicates further tobacco control interventions in Argentina could considerably reduce premature deaths and years of life lost.
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Modeling the impact of smoking on mortality in Argentina from 2000 to 2100. A Maximum Potential Reduction in Premature Mortality analysis
AbstractIntroduction. In Argentina, 23% of adults smoke; the future burden of smoking on mortality in the country is unknown. We estimate future smoking-at
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June 11, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Modelling study by Victoria Salgado et al. indicates further tobacco control interventions in Argentina could considerably reduce premature deaths and years of life lost.
academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-...
academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-...
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RFK Jr. wants to Make America Healthy Again. But he's ignoring the country's leading cause of preventable deaths: smoking.
There’s one vice RFK Jr. isn’t talking about
The health secretary, who wants Americans to make healthier choices, rarely mentions smoking.
www.politico.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
RFK Jr. wants to Make America Healthy Again. But he's ignoring the country's leading cause of preventable deaths: smoking.
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Out now April Let's talk #e-cigarettes podcast @jhb19.bsky.social & @drnlindson.bsky.social interview Steve Cook @umichsph.bsky.social CaSToR TCORS re probs using cross-sectional data to look at health effects of #vapes
Thanks @cancerresearchuk.org
Spotify & iTunes podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/lets-...
Thanks @cancerresearchuk.org
Spotify & iTunes podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/lets-...
June 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Out now April Let's talk #e-cigarettes podcast @jhb19.bsky.social & @drnlindson.bsky.social interview Steve Cook @umichsph.bsky.social CaSToR TCORS re probs using cross-sectional data to look at health effects of #vapes
Thanks @cancerresearchuk.org
Spotify & iTunes podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/lets-...
Thanks @cancerresearchuk.org
Spotify & iTunes podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/lets-...
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2025 ESIL awardee, Dr. Julia Chen-Sankey, will deliver her lecture in the second of three NIH ODP Early Stage Investigator Lectures of 2025 on June 5 at 10 a.m. ET.
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2025 ESIL awardee, Dr. Julia Chen-Sankey, will deliver her lecture in the second of three NIH ODP Early Stage Investigator Lectures of 2025 on June 5 at 10 a.m. ET.
➡️ ow.ly/MLwI50VUboR
@rutgerssph.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
There's still time to register! ⏰
2025 ESIL awardee, Dr. Julia Chen-Sankey, will deliver her lecture in the second of three NIH ODP Early Stage Investigator Lectures of 2025 on June 5 at 10 a.m. ET.
➡️ ow.ly/MLwI50VUboR
@rutgerssph.bsky.social
2025 ESIL awardee, Dr. Julia Chen-Sankey, will deliver her lecture in the second of three NIH ODP Early Stage Investigator Lectures of 2025 on June 5 at 10 a.m. ET.
➡️ ow.ly/MLwI50VUboR
@rutgerssph.bsky.social
Meet CAsToR Postdoctoral Fellow and Pilot PI, Dr. Clinton Durney. Clinton uses computational modeling to understand tobacco use behaviors and potential policy impacts. For his pilot project, he is modeling the spread of tobacco use through adolescent social networks.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR_v...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR_v...
CAsToR Postdoctoral Research FellowClinton Durney, PhD
YouTube video by TCORS: CAsToR UM, GU & BCCRI
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May 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Meet CAsToR Postdoctoral Fellow and Pilot PI, Dr. Clinton Durney. Clinton uses computational modeling to understand tobacco use behaviors and potential policy impacts. For his pilot project, he is modeling the spread of tobacco use through adolescent social networks.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR_v...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR_v...
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“Cohort life expectancy in the South, especially among females, changed little for those born from 1900 to 2000. For several states in the West and Northeast, cohort life expectancy improved substantially, and Washington DC, exhibited the greatest improvement” #medsky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
All-Cause Mortality and Life Expectancy by Birth Cohort Across US States
This cohort study characterizes trends in mortality and life expectancy by birth cohort for US states and Washington, DC.
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April 29, 2025 at 1:24 AM
“Cohort life expectancy in the South, especially among females, changed little for those born from 1900 to 2000. For several states in the West and Northeast, cohort life expectancy improved substantially, and Washington DC, exhibited the greatest improvement” #medsky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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792 smokers were randomized to (a) placebo (b) 6 weeks cytisinicline or (c) 12 weeks cytisinicline. % abstinent from smoking for weeks 9-24 (and CO<10ppm) was (a) 4.2% (b) 12.2% and (c) 20.5%. Cytisinicline is safe and effective for smoking cessation. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40257755/
April 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
792 smokers were randomized to (a) placebo (b) 6 weeks cytisinicline or (c) 12 weeks cytisinicline. % abstinent from smoking for weeks 9-24 (and CO<10ppm) was (a) 4.2% (b) 12.2% and (c) 20.5%. Cytisinicline is safe and effective for smoking cessation. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40257755/
Check out this new video recording of a primer on systematic reviews and evidence synthesis in TRS, facilitated by CAsToR investigators Drs. Hartmann-Boyce and Livingstone-Banks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAfd...
Systematic reviews and other types of evidence synthesis in tobacco regulatory science: a primer
YouTube video by TCORS: CAsToR UM, GU & BCCRI
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March 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Check out this new video recording of a primer on systematic reviews and evidence synthesis in TRS, facilitated by CAsToR investigators Drs. Hartmann-Boyce and Livingstone-Banks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAfd...