Cancer prevention heavy hitters win Cancer Council medal
'Extraordinary' efforts of policy pioneers have saved millions of lives, says CEO.
Tag: Tobacco
Hundreds more vaping-related cases anticipated, says CDC
Meanwhile, the mystery of what is causing the illness remains unsolved.
If vaping helps your patient quit smoking, what’s the harm?
The safest option is not to smoke or vape, but the priority for smokers should be to stop smoking, writes Associate Professor Coral Gartner.
As an imaging scientist, I can see that vaping is like cigarettes all over again
I am disturbed by the lack of regulation, alarmed by the persuasive marketing and fearful of the deadly impact on people's lungs, writes Professor…
What you should know about vaping and e-cigarettes
“While trying to solve one huge public health problem — cigarette smoking — we may have created another colossal one,” writes Professor Su…
When does CVD risk drop after quitting smoking?
Study provides 'more precise and accurate' figures than previous research.
Smoking won’t help patients with ulcerative colitis: study
Controversial belief that tobacco is protective put to the test.
9 out of 10 depression apps share personal info
Assume data is being sent to Google and Facebook, warn researchers researchers from Sydney’s Black Dog Institute.
Combo NRT more effective than nicotine patch alone: Cochrane
But 'misguided concerns' are putting doctors off from recommending the treatment, says expert.
Lung cancer surprisingly common in young adult cancer survivors
Cancer survivors turn to smoking and may also be put at risk from radiotherapy, authors say.
