75% of patients are diagnosed too late Leading cancer expert Prof John Field, from Liverpool University, warns that delaying national lung cancer screening could cost thousands of lives. The academic believes that plans should start now for the UK wide screening of older smokers by the end of 2016, with US data suggesting that this … [Read more…]
Cancer can’t convince smokers to kick the habit Research from the American Cancer Society and Emory University shows that approximately one in 10 cancer survivors are still smoking nine years after their diagnosis. Shockingly, the smoking rate among American cancer survivors is 9.3%, which is about half of the 18.1% rate of American adults as … [Read more…]
Quit line calls up by 80% after stark health campaign Vividly haunting true stories are used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) second bout of anti-smoking advertising, with graphic images encouraging smokers to kick the habit, or face the health consequences. The ‘Tips from Former Smokers’ campaign launched yesterday in a bid to persuade … [Read more…]
Cancer Research UK has unveiled stark yearly figures that show the dramatic impact smoking can have on your health, claiming that it can cause 14 different forms of cancer. Lung cancer is most notably the biggest result from tobacco usage, with smoking contributing to 34,600 cases of the disease. It can even affect areas of … [Read more…]