2008 News Releases

• U of M Study Provides First Scientific Evidence that the Freedom to Breathe Act is creating healthier workplaces for hospitality workers

2007 News Releases

• African Americans may experience higher nicotine levels per cigarette

• Smokeless tobacco more effective than cigarettes for delivering dangerous carcinogens into the body, researchers say

2006 News Releases

• U of M Study Shows Heavy Smokers Compensate for Less Cigarettes


• Hatsukami to Speak at NIH State-of-the-Science Conference on Tobacco


• U of M Researchers Find Cancer-Causing Chemicals in Urine of Infants Whose Parents Smoke

2004-2005 Releases

• U of M Study Shows Nicotine Vaccine Has Promise for Helping Smokers Quit


• Study Finds Secondhand Smoke in Bars and Restaurants Leads to Increased Levels of Cancer-Causing Toxins in Workers


• “Reduced Risk” Claims of Modified Tobacco Products Challenged by New Research Report


• U of M Cancer Center Study Finds Light, Ultra-Light, and Regular Cigarettes Are All Equally Bad


• Reduction in Smoking May Not Eliminate Exposure to Carcinogens




Media Contact: Mary Lawson, Public Relations Director, Univerity of Minnesota Cancer Center, 612-624-6165, 612-363-6971 (cell), mlawson@umn.edu