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Other tobacco-related health effects

Supports research projects on diseases not included in TRDRP priority areas 1-8, as long as the disease has been identified as being causally associated with tobacco smoking in the Report of the Surgeon General or if tobacco-related products or their constituents are integral to the proposed study.

Examples of relevant research topics:  

  • Eye diseases including, but not limited to, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma;  
  • Type 2 diabetes and associated serious health complications, such as poor blood flow leading to amputation and peripheral neuropathy; and 
  • Communicable diseases, such as influenza and COVID-19.

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