Cash rewards beat e cigarettes in quit-smoking trial results
A large real world trial of 6006 smokers found cash based quit programs far more effective than free cessation aids or e cigarettes. Only 80 achieved biochemical abstinence at six months, with 24 from financial rewards and 35 from redeemable deposits.
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Scott Halpern
University of Pennsylvania
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New theory links dirt exposure to childhood leukemia
British cancer researcher Dr Melvin Greaves proposes a three-step model for acute lymphoblastic leukemia starting in early childhood. A common gene mutation combines with immune priming and a later infection to trigger malignant proliferation, suggesting prevention could involve early exposure to harmless microbes.
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Center For Evolution and Cancer
Institute of Cancer Research
London
Nature Reviews Cancer
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Italy
Paul Workman
Bert Vogelstein
Johns Hopkins University
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