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- Sylvester Investigator’s Hodgkin Lymphoma Protocol Could Change Care for Relapsed, Refractory Patients
- Sylvester Physician-Scientist Receives Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Grant
- Junior Researcher Lands Competitive Grants for Pancreatic Cancer Focus
- Sylvester Researcher Chosen for Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation’s Career Development Program
- Sylvester Part of Groundbreaking NIH Trial Proving Anal Cancer Can Be Prevented
- The Childhood Cancer Project Focuses On Cures
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- Health Economist Heads Commission to Examine Global Cancer Care Inequities
- Dr. Chad Ritch Appointed Member of American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
- Sylvester Launches New Program To Prevent Breast Cancer In Those At High Risk
- VA Honors Investigator For Gastric Cancer Research
- Keeping Cancer In Its Place: Key Protein Identified
- Phase 1 Program
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- WHO Taps Sylvester in Global Fight Against Cervical Cancer
- Groundbreaking Research
- Community Outreach
- Orthopaedic Surgeon, Researcher Dr. Francis Hornicek Returns To Miami
- Sarcoma Specialist’s Return Elevates Sylvester Orthopaedic Oncology
- Dr. Marijo Bilusic Joins Sylvester as Genitourinary Site Leader
- Cancer Control Leader Joins Sylvester
- Educational Pathways Fuel Robust Cancer Research Pipeline
- Target: Multiple Myeloma Cure
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- Committed to Survivors’ Quality of Life
- Multidisciplinary Clinic
- Tackling Hispanic Cancer Disparities
- Training The Next Generation of Researchers in Disparities, Equity
- Researcher Drives Efforts To Educate Youth About E-Cigs, Hookahs
- Sylvester Studies Cancer Patient Advocacy Group’s Impact on Outcomes
- Clinic Addresses Sexual Dysfunction In Cancer Survivors
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The recent surge in electronic cigarette use among youth and young adults is alarming, dangerous and fueled by misinformation, according to Sylvester researcher Taghrid Asfar, M.D., M.S.P.H.
“This device provides nicotine and nicotine causes dependence and addiction, and we are very worried that the new generation will be hooked on nicotine because of using electronic cigarettes,” said Dr. Asfar, who is leading two grants aimed at developing evidence-based health communication messages on warning labels to educate the public.
In 2021, Dr. Asfar began work as co-principal investigator ofa $5.63 million R01 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to study electronic cigarette health warning labels. She and a team of investigators also launched a five-year, $1.5 million grant by the Esther King Biomedical Research Program award from the Florida Department of Health, to study the impact of stronger health warning labels on water pipes, or hookahs, in Florida.