The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute received a $2.8 million research grant from the National Cancer Institute to test the effectiveness of smoking cessation booklets.
The booklets are widely distributed, but there is little research on how useful they are to smokers, Moffitt said in a release.
The most effective way to quit smoking is by using a smoking-cessation medication combined with individual or group counseling, but the vast majority of smokers prefer to quit without such intensive and expensive treatments, the release said.
The study will involve about 2,000 cigarette smokers who want information on how to quit smoking. Smokers who sign up for the study will receive different booklets through the mail and complete a brief survey every six months for two-and-a-half-years. There is no charge for the booklets, and participants will receive a small payment for completing each of the surveys, the release said.
For more information on Project Quit, call (877) 954-2548, visit www.moffitt.org/projectquit or e-mail projectquit@moffitt.org.
The Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa is the only Florida-based cancer center designated by the National Cancer Institute as a comprehensive cancer center.
