Background Ever since a lung cancer epidemic emerged in the mid-1900s, the
epidemiology of lung cancer has been intensively investigated to characterize its causes …

Background Although menthol was not banned under the Tobacco Control Act, the law
made it clear that this did not prevent the Food and Drug Administration from issuing a …

Importance Tobacco use is highly concentrated in persons with mental illness. Objectives To
assess trends in past-month prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults with vs without …

Introduction: While cigarette smoking prevalence is declining among US adults, quit rates
may differ between white and African American smokers. Here, we summarize the literature …

In the 1920s, tobacco companies created a marketing campaign for what would one day be
their most profitable series of products: mentholated tobacco cigarettes. Menthol provides …

Introduction Previous qualitative reviews have summarized evidence of an association
between menthol cigarette use and likelihood of smoking cessation. The objective of this …

BACKGROUND: The Food and Drug Administration currently is assessing the public health
impact of menthol cigarettes. Whether menthol cigarettes pose increased barriers to quitting …

Background Black-white differences in smoking abstinence are not well understood. This
trial sought to confirm previously reported differences in quitting between blacks and whites …

Background Menthol cigarettes, preferred by African American smokers, have been
conjectured to be harder to quit and to contribute to the excess lung cancer burden among …

ABSTRACT Aims The US Food and Drug Administration must consider whether to ban the
use of menthol in cigarettes. This study examines how current smokers might respond to …