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Roswell Park Cancer Institute Receives Federal Grant to Study Tobacco-Control Policies

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Cancer Institute has received a five-year, $11.5 million federal grant to study the effectiveness of tobacco-control policies, the Business First of Buffalo reports. Awarded by the National Cancer Institute, the grant will expand on work started by the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Consortium, which the institute in 2002 helped launch to evaluate the impact of tobacco control policies created by the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Specifically, the study will evaluate 20 separate tobacco control policies among countries with varying income levels and cultures and assess how such policies impact tobacco use behaviors. According to the study's lead investigator, the ultimate goal of the research is to "develop a sound scientific evidence base for tobacco control, so that governments can implement the most effective policies to rapidly reduce tobacco use in their country" (Drury, Business First of Buffalo, 9/22/09; Roswell Park Cancer Institute release, 9/22/09).

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