You would have seen the dramatic increase in the price of cigarettes and tobacco over the past few years, but has it...
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Significant Harm Linked to Vaping
Vaping has been controversial over the past decade with arguments about its potential harms or benefits. Proponents...
How do you screen for lung cancer?
Screening for lung cancer has been a long and complex story, but we now know that using low dose CT scanning, which is a way of taking pictures of the chest, we can identify people who get lung cancer and reduce their risk of dying from lung cancer.
How can I reduce my risk of cancer? Dr Michael Boyer
Some of the things you do to reduce your risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other things also reduce your risk of cancer.
Is there an epidemic of throat cancer in men?
Throat cancer is a disease that very traditionally has been associated with smoking and drinking but it has also been linked to the HPV virus.
How to reduce the risk of throat cancer – Dr Michael Boyer
What can you do to help reduce your risk of getting throat and mouth cancers? Dr Boyer, from Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, explains in this short video.
What are the risk factors for heart disease?
Professor David Celermajer Professor David Celermajer is Scandrett Professor of Cardiology and...
Why is quitting smoking so hard?
Understanding why quitting smoking is so hard may help you to quit.
Mental health issues and the body
Why do people who have persistent mental health issues have – on average – a life expectancy that’s around 15 years less than people who don’t have these issues.
What is the best way to quit smoking?
In a recent review of high-quality available evidence, researchers looked at more than 60 trials with over 40,000 people involved.