Tobacco use is related to about 80% to 90% of all lung cancers. Tobacco use accounts for up to 30% of all cancer-related deaths and 20% of all deaths in the United States. MD Anderson is committed to ending tobacco use, motivated in large part by the daily suffering of our patients and their families.
The EndTobacco® Program calls for an unprecedented and sustained institutional commitment to leadership, investment and collaboration to advance evidence-based tobacco control as a core element of our mission.
EndTobacco is a program of the Cancer Prevention and Control Platform, within the Moon Shots Program™. We are targeting the tobacco epidemic through EndTobacco, with three major goals:
- Reduce smoking in youths
- Reduce the proportion of nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke
- Increase counseling and smoking cessation attempts among current smokers
Under the banner of EndTobacco, MD Anderson:
- Targets public health actions which reduce tobacco related cancers
- Collaborates with leading organizations committed to ending tobacco as a public health priority
- Shares our multi-disciplinary expertise and our experience as researchers and practitioners
- Educates the public and health care professionals
- Extends research to make a measureable difference at a population level
- Accelerates translation of research findings to the real world
- Shares findings from our research, evidence-based programs and experiences
Core Programs
Policy
- Smoke Free Environments: Workplaces, multi-unit housing
- Tobacco Free Environments: Colleges, Universities and Ballparks
- Tobacco21
- Tobacco Free Hiring
Cessation
- Certified Tobacco Treatment Training Program: Training for providers and public health professionals
- Project TEACH ECHO: Learning community for providers and public health professionals
- This is Quitting: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is proud to partner with the Truth Initiative to offer This is Quitting (TIQ) to Texas young people ages 13-24.
- Youth Cessation Programs and Interventions: MD Anderson alongside 20 public health, medical and government organizations created a national repository of tools and resources for those seeking to help youth quit tobacco use. Through this webpage, parents, educators, healthcare professionals and others who work with young people can find the latest information, resources, and programs created specifically for youth tobacco cessation.
Prevention
- ASPIRE: Middle and High School Online Education Program
- Catch My Breath: Evidence-based E-Cigarette Prevention Program for grades 5-12
Comprehensive
- Eliminate Tobacco Use Initiative: Through The University of Texas System Eliminate Tobacco Use Initiative, we aim to tackle tobacco use within the respective institutions through dedicated efforts across a range of domains - policy, education and clinical service delivery - to ensure successful prevention and treatment. The collaborative consists of leadership from all 14 UT health and academic institutions, and has expanded to include other colleges and universities; as well as working closely with tobacco control partners. This initiative touches more than 221,000 students, 100,000 staff and faculty members and 199,000 individuals covered under the UT System's Select insurance plan. Click here to view the initiative description.
Learn more about our efforts in policy, prevention and cessation.
Tobacco Facts
80+
Texas cities that prohibit smoking in public places
88%
adult smokers in the U.S. begin smoking before age 18
41K
deaths per year in the U.S. from secondhand smoke
Tobacco Treatment Training
MD Anderson’s Certified Tobacco Treatment Training Program (CTTTP) is the only accredited program in Texas, and one of only 15 in the nation.
More about CTTTPProgram helps at-risk group beat nicotine addiction
Through Project TEACH, MD Anderson experts are helping people with mental health conditions quit smoking.