• Health & Medicine

Cancer Research UK welcomes Scotland's landmark commitment to a tobacco free future

Aiming to have fewer than five per cent of the population smoke by 2034 puts Scotland at the forefront of global efforts to reduce the damage caused by tobacco. Aiming to have fewer than five per cent of the population smoke by 2034 puts Scotland at the forefront of global efforts to reduce the damage caused by tobacco.

27 March 2013

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Alcohol and cancer – the size of the problem in the UK

22 March 2013

• Health & Medicine

Budget 2013 - impact on Cancer Research UK

20 March 2013

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‘Reduce stress’ and ‘look sexy’ - marketing tobacco to the world

20 March 2013

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Leaders team up to combat cancer worldwide

6 March 2013

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Tackling tobacco consumption and improving vaccination access are two of the best ways to reduce global cancer burden

Combating the tobacco industry's tactics in the world's poorest countries as well as ensuring the best cancer vaccines are available to those most in need are key in order to reduce the number of cancer deaths worldwide. Combating the tobacco industry's tactics in the world's poorest countries as well as ensuring the best cancer vaccines are available to those most in need are key in order to reduce the number of cancer deaths worldwide.

6 March 2013

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New Zealand plans standardised tobacco packaging

The New Zealand government has announced plans to put all tobacco products into plain, standardised packaging with large, graphic health warnings. The New Zealand government has announced plans to put all tobacco products into plain, standardised packaging with large, graphic health warnings.

19 February 2013

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A small cardboard box - what's all the fuss about?

As MPs are sent our message that tobacco packaging attracts customers, we look at just how important standardised packaging could be for public health. As MPs are sent our message that tobacco packaging attracts customers, we look at just how important standardised packaging could be for public health.

13 February 2013

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Health Committee report: we need decisions on cancer drugs

16 January 2013

• Health & Medicine

2012 - A year of progress

17 December 2012

• Health & Medicine

The NHS reforms - are they affecting cancer care?

15 December 2012

• Health & Medicine

Lifestyle-linked diseases continue to increase globally

Diseases like cancer, heart disease and diabetes are becoming the dominant cause of death and disability globally, a landmark international study has revealed. Diseases like cancer, heart disease and diabetes are becoming the dominant cause of death and disability globally, a landmark international study has revealed.

13 December 2012