John D. Carpten, PhD

Director, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Director, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope; Chief scientific officer; Irell & Manella Cancer Center Director’s Distinguished Chair; Morgan & Helen Chu Director’s Chair of the Beckman Research Institute; Chair, National Cancer Advisory Board

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Black leaders in oncology urge the White House to finalize the menthol ban

Those of us interested in the health of Americans of all races write to support the FDA ban on menthol flavoring in tobacco products. Such a ban will potentially prevent thousands of deaths per year from cancer, lung disease, as well as cardiovascular disease.

January 19, 2024

Vol.50 No.03

By Selwyn M. Vickers, Adekunle “Kunle” Odunsi, Alex A. Adjei, John D. Carpten, Robert A. Winn, Taofeek K. Owonikoko, Edith P. Mitchell and Otis W. Brawley

John D. Carpten, PhD

Black leaders in oncology urge the White House to finalize the menthol ban

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