New Research to Address Pressing Question: Will Early Lung Cancer Detection Lead to Tobacco Cessation?To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=4624942 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2004 Weill Cornell Medical College to Receive $3.6 Million for CT Screening Research A new screening technology that could detect lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. much earlier than ever before was funded today through matching grants of $1.8 million respectively from the American Legacy Foundation The American Legacy Foundation (ALF)[1][2][3] is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing teen smoking and encouraging smokers to quit. and the UK's Medicsight Foundation. Weill Medical College of Cornell University Cornell University, mainly at Ithaca, N.Y.; with land-grant, state, and private support; coeducational; chartered 1865, opened 1868. It was named for Ezra Cornell, who donated $500,000 and a tract of land. With the help of state senator Andrew D. , an international leader in CT screening for lung-cancer detection, will conduct the research. The donation will support a 4,000-patient study whose goal is to demonstrate that CT screening for lung cancer can be effectively linked to smoking-cessation programs to enhance the motivation for people to stop smoking. The study, which will begin in June, will use unique advanced image analysis software. "We want to make screening programs an economic and life-saving reality," says Dr. Claudia Henschke, the study's principal investigator and one of the world's leading authorities on CT screening for lung cancer. "The International Early Lung Cancer Action Program (I-ELCAP) is proving that CT screening is an effective tool for early diagnosis of lung cancer. This newly funded study represents a unique opportunity to understand how to best increase smoking cessation smoking cessation Public health Temporary or permanent halting of habitual cigarette smoking; withdrawal therapies–eg, hypnosis, psychotherapy, group counseling, exposing smokers to Pts with terminal lung CA and nicotine chewing gum are often ineffective. in the context of CT screening. At the same time, we will be incorporating and developing advanced image processing software to make screening as effective as possible." Dr. Henschke directs the Lung Cancer Screening Lung cancer screening is a strategy used to identify early lung cancer in people, before they develop symptoms. Screening refers to the use of medical tests to detect disease in asymptomatic people. Program at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she is professor of radiology and division chief of chest imaging. The American Legacy Foundation - the only national organization solely focused on tobacco prevention and cessation - and Medicsight Foundation, which provides research funds for medical imaging, share Dr. Henschke's interest in determining if participation in early detection programs would lead more smokers to quit. "The American Legacy Foundation knows that science eventually will find far better ways to detect and treat lung cancer," said Cheryl G. Healton, Dr. P.H, and president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Foundation. "The pressing question in the minds of many is whether or not CT screenings for lung cancer will encourage smokers to quit or make them put off this decision even longer. With lung cancer being the leading cause of cancer death in this nation, the Foundation is especially interested in answering this vexing question." Based in the United Kingdom, Medicsight Foundation - whose patron is HRH HRH abbr. Her (or His) Royal Highness HRH Her (or His) Royal Highness HRH abbr (= His (or Her) Royal Highness) → S.A.R. Prince Michael of Kent
The Medicsight Foundation donation was presented to Dr. Henschke by Steven Rockefeller, the prominent business and philanthropic leader and a foundation patron, during the 10th International Conference on Screening for Lung Cancer at Weill Cornell. "The Medicsight Foundation recognizes the need for teamwork in lung cancer. We know that primarily lung cancer is the result of smoking," Rockefeller says, "but we also know that smokers need help - and teamwork - if they are to succeed in breaking their damaging addiction. When you go it alone, you have a one in 12 chance of stopping smoking. Support can improve that chance." About Weill Cornell Medical College Founded in 1898, Cornell University Medical College - now known as the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Sanford I. Weill, commonly known as Sandy Weill (born March 16 1933) is a banker, financier and philanthropist. He was formerly the chief executive officer and chairman of Citigroup Inc. He served in those positions until October 1 2003 and April 18, 2006 respectively. Medical College of Cornell University - has long ranked among the leading medical schools in the United States This list of medical schools in the United States includes major academic institutions in the U.S. that award either the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degrees. . From the start, the Medical College has followed an educational philosophy that emphasizes the importance of combining a strong basic foundation in the medical sciences with extensive clinical training in patient care. Weill Cornell physicians and scientists are engaged in both basic and clinical research in the cutting-edge areas of genetics and gene therapy, neuroscience, structural biology, cancer, and cardiovascular medicine, among many other areas. In partnership with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System The NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System is a network of independent, cooperating, acute-care and community hospitals, continuum-of-care facilities, home-health agencies, ambulatory sites, and specialty institutes in the New York metropolitan area. , Weill Cornell now provides expanded opportunities for students to gain clinical experience in a variety of settings. For more information about Weill Cornell's clinical, educational, and research programs, visit http://www.med.cornell.edu. About the Medicsight Foundation The Medicsight Foundation is dedicated to saving lives by assisting developments in early detection methods of the world's most common fatal diseases. Established in the United Kingdom in September 2003, the foundation strives to provide funds for pursuits in the field of medicine, specifically to help advance technology and improve software in the medical imaging field. The foundation's Patron is HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO with Stephen A. Forsyth, Tim Paterson-Brown and Steven C. Rockefeller, Jr. serving as Trustees. Visit www.medicsightfoundation.org. About the American Legacy Foundation The American Legacy Foundation is dedicated to building a world where young people reject tobacco and anyone can quit. Located in Washington, DC, the foundation develops programs that address the health effects of tobacco use through grants, technical assistance and training, youth activism, strategic partnerships, counter-marketing and grass roots marketing campaigns, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , and outreach to populations disproportionately affected by the toll of tobacco. The foundation's national programs include Circle of Friends(TM), Great Start, a Priority Populations Initiative, Streetheory and truth(R). The American Legacy Foundation was created as a result of the November 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA (Metropolitan Service Area) An urban area with at least 50,000 people plus surrounding counties. There are 306 MSAs and 428 RSAs (rural service areas) in the U.S. MSAs and RSAs are used to allocate cellular licenses. ) reached between attorneys general from 46 states and the tobacco industry. Visit www.americanlegacy.org. MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=4624942 |
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