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WALS: Hiding in Plain Sight: The Opportunity to Dramatically Reduce Cigarette Smoking and Chronic Disease in America

Air date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 2:00:00 PM
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Description: Andrew Hyland from the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York will describe cigarette use patterns over time, present research identifying cigarette smoking as a major contributor to chronic disease and describe factors increase our understanding why people smoke and what reduces cigarette smoking in the population. He will also highlight the PATH Study, a key component of the national data collection infrastructure, that has made significant scientific advances to understand the nature of tobacco use and its impacts. Lastly, he will also present information about how reduced levels of nicotine in cigarettes significantly reduce cigarette smoking and strategies that could result in wider adoption of this intervention in the population.

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Author: Andrew Hyland, PhD
Runtime: 1 hour