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World Cancer Day 2017: global lung cancer rates reveal tobacco’s dark shadow...
In the first of our 4-part series for this year’s World Cancer Day we take a look at lung cancer rates in different parts of the world. Thankfully in some countries rates are falling, but as our...
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World Cancer Day 2017: there are 2 types of oesophageal cancer, and they...
In the final part of our World Cancer Day series, we take a look at how oesophageal cancer affects different regions across the world. Take a look at our interactive map below to see how the rates...
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Kidney cancer rates are increasing, so what’s fuelling the surge?
Cancer rates in the UK have been steadily increasing over the last few decades, largely because people are living longer. Now, 1 in 2 of us born after 1960 will be diagnosed with cancer in our...
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World No Tobacco Day: Why tobacco remains a global threat
This World No Tobacco Day 2017, we’re taking a look at how tobacco poses one of the most urgent challenges of our time, and what can be done to curb the epidemic. Smoking is still the biggest...
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The UK is 10 years smoke-free and there’s more at stake than just...
It’s 10 years since a trip to your local would leave you smelling like an ashtray. And if you can remember smoking in pubs, clubs and restaurants, turning back time might not be high on your agenda –...
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Misconceptions about e-cigarette safety might be stopping smokers using them...
Public Health England has released its latest report on e-cigarettes, updating on research into their safety and making new recommendations. The key findings won’t come as a surprise to those who...
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10 health hacks to help cut cancer risk
We’ve been asking people to share their tips and tricks to make being healthy just a little bit easier. Not smoking, keeping a healthy weight, cutting back on booze, eating a healthy diet and being...
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New calculations confirm lifestyle changes could prevent 4 in 10 cancer cases
Causes of cancer can be placed into two rough camps: things we can control, and others that we can’t. The latter includes things like random changes to our genes as we get older, or those that are...
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How we estimated when obesity might catch smoking as the top cause of cancer
Smoking has topped the list of preventable causes of cancer for decades. But it might not be there forever. While smoking rates have been falling, the proportion of the UK population who are overweight...
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‘If Philip Morris really wants people to stop smoking they should stop making...
On Monday, the world’s largest tobacco company, Philip Morris International, launched a campaign to encourage people in the UK to quit smoking tobacco. Tobacco causes nearly 100,000 smoking-related...
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Science Surgery: ‘Why do never-smokers get lung cancer?’
This entry is part of 12 in the series Science SurgeryOur Science Surgery series answers your cancer science questions. Janette asked: “Why do never-smokers get lung cancer?” “It’s a question that...
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Smokeless tobacco: 5 common questions about ‘heat not burn’ products answered
’Heat not burn’ or ‘heated tobacco’ products are electronic devices that, unlike e-cigarettes, contain tobacco leaf and heat it to a high temperature, without setting it alight. This difference is...
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Lung cancer deaths in women are increasing globally. It’s a hidden but...
The use of tobacco products, like smoking cigarettes, is the leading preventable cause of cancer worldwide. And lung cancer is still a leading cause of global deaths. But while the number of men dying...
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Government says England will be smokefree by 2030. But how will it get there?
Smoking causes nearly 1 in 5 cancer cases and more than 1 in 4 cancer deaths each year in the UK. Decades of policy action have steadily cut the UK’s smoking rates to one of the lowest in Europe. But...
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Opinion: ‘Widening health inequalities in England should be a wake-up call...
In 2010, research revealed that people living in England’s most deprived neighbourhoods were not only dying sooner but were also living in poor health for longer. And 10 years on, things have only got...
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Stop Smoking Services stubbed out across England
Government funding cuts have led to Stop Smoking Services declining across England, a new report has revealed. Just over half of local authorities in England are still offering a specialist service...
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Postmenopausal women who used to smoke ‘at lower risk of bladder cancer’ than...
Stopping smoking leaves postmenopausal women at a lower risk of bladder cancer than those who continue to smoke, new research confirms. The greatest reduction in risk versus ongoing smoking was seen in...
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Never too late to quit: protective cells could cut risk of lung cancer for...
Protective cells in the lungs of ex-smokers could explain why quitting smoking reduces the risk of developing lung cancer, Cancer Research UK-funded researchers have determined. ‘It’s never too late to...
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American tobacco company offers £1bn for UK pharma firm Vectura
This article was updated on 20 July to reflect the open letter sent to Kwasi Kwarteng and Sajid Javid Philip Morris International (PMI), the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, is buying a British...
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England: Smoking responsible for twice as many cancers in most deprived groups
Smoking is responsible for nearly twice as many cancer cases in lower income groups compared to higher income groups, according to new estimates by Cancer Research UK. Over 11,000 cases of cancer were...
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