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NICE publishes new guidance for women at high risk of breast cancer

Almost half a million healthy women at high risk of breast cancer can now be offered drugs that can cut their chances of developing the disease. Almost half a million healthy women at high risk of breast cancer can now be offered drugs that can cut their chances of developing the disease.

25 June 2013

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HPV testing could cut cervical cancers by a third

Testing women for HPV first to detect abnormal cells in the cervix, could prevent around 600 cases of cervical cancer a year in England. Testing women for HPV first to detect abnormal cells in the cervix, could prevent around 600 cases of cervical cancer a year in England.

14 June 2013

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The tobacco industry’s role in smuggling needs scrutiny

13 June 2013

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Licensing e-cigarettes: opportunities and risks

12 June 2013

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Electronic cigarettes to be regulated as medicines

Electronic cigarettes (also known as e-cigarettes) and other currently unregulated nicotine-containing products (NCPs) are to be treated as medicines for regulatory purposes, the Government has announced. Electronic cigarettes (also known as e-cigarettes) and other currently unregulated nicotine-containing products (NCPs) are to be treated as medicines for regulatory purposes, the Government has announced.

12 June 2013

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NICE issues new guidance in anti-smoking fight

Landmark guidance to reduce tobacco-related harm for people struggling to kick the habit is the first to recommend that licensed nicotine-containing products can be used to help people cut down on the amount they smoke. Landmark guidance to reduce tobacco-related harm for people struggling to kick the habit is the first to recommend that licensed nicotine-containing products can be used to help people cut down on the amount they smoke.

5 June 2013

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Cancer Research UK states need for further research into electronic cigarettes

A new Cancer Research UK report highlights the unanswered questions surrounding the safety and effectiveness of electronic or e-cigarettes. A new Cancer Research UK report highlights the unanswered questions surrounding the safety and effectiveness of electronic or e-cigarettes.

5 June 2013

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Free yourself! World No Tobacco Day 2013

31 May 2013

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E-cigarettes – the unanswered questions

30 May 2013

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Cancer survivors need more support to stop smoking and drinking

Cancer survivors are no more likely to stop smoking, cut down on alcohol, or exercise more often than the general population, according to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday). Cancer survivors are no more likely to stop smoking, cut down on alcohol, or exercise more often than the general population, according to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday).

22 May 2013

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• Health & Medicine

"I remember the appointment so vividly" – carrying a faulty BRCA1 gene

15 May 2013

• Health & Medicine

A sad day for public health - standard packs and the path ahead

9 May 2013