FDA Updated Ban on Menthol in Cigarettes: What It Means for Black Patients and Lung Cancer

Speaker: David Cooke, MD; Elisa Tong, MD; Matthew Steliga, MD; Phillip Gardiner, DrPH
Host: Eugene Manley, Jr, PhD, LUNGevity's Director of STEM Workforce Initiatives

Additional Resource

Cancer Center Cessation Initiative Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Working Group: “Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Approaches Into Treatment of Commercial Tobacco Use for Optimal Cancer Care Delivery”

About the Speakers

David Cooke, MD, UC Davis Health
Professor and Founding Chief, Division of General Thoracic Surgery
Vice Chair for Faculty Development & Wellness
Director, General Thoracic Surgery Robotics Program
Program Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
Task-Force Chair, Comprehensive Lung Cancer Screening Program

Elisa Tong, MD, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Medical Director, Stop Tobacco Program

Matthew Steliga, MD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Professor, Department of Surgery
Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences

Phillip Gardiner, DrPH
Founding Member and Co-Chair of the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council