• Health & Medicine

Watch and share our video about tobacco industry tactics

Our video explores how tobacco packaging is used as a marketing tool for the tobacco industry to attract customers and sell its lethal products. Our video explores how tobacco packaging is used as a marketing tool for the tobacco industry to attract customers and sell its lethal products.

11 November 2013

• Health & Medicine

As teens say 'slim cigs are cool' big tobacco profits while government stalls on packaging

In this unique Cancer Research UK study teenagers said they were most attracted to slim cigarettes with white filter tips and decorative features. In this unique Cancer Research UK study teenagers said they were most attracted to slim cigarettes with white filter tips and decorative features.

11 November 2013

• Health & Medicine

Tobacco marketing – hiding in plain sight

Tobacco packaging is a powerful marketing tool used by the tobacco industry - find out how the latest evidence supports standardised tobacco packs. Tobacco packaging is a powerful marketing tool used by the tobacco industry - find out how the latest evidence supports standardised tobacco packs.

23 October 2013

• Health & Medicine

Glitzy cigarette packs entice kids to start deadly addiction

A new study reveals for the first time that glitzy and glamorous cigarette packaging makes children susceptible to smoking. A new study reveals for the first time that glitzy and glamorous cigarette packaging makes children susceptible to smoking.

27 September 2013

• Health & Medicine

Crucial tobacco vote in the European Parliament looms

As a major vote in the European parliament about tobacco products looms, we look at what MEPs will be voting on and what this could mean for tobacco marketing. As a major vote in the European parliament about tobacco products looms, we look at what MEPs will be voting on and what this could mean for tobacco marketing.

25 September 2013

• Health & Medicine

MPs’ standardised tobacco packs debate - we need action not delay

MPs have been debating the important issue of standardised tobacco packs - we look at what they said and how this could affect crucial public health decisions. MPs have been debating the important issue of standardised tobacco packs - we look at what they said and how this could affect crucial public health decisions.

6 September 2013

• Health & Medicine

Over on Mumsnet: Make cigarettes less attractive to children

In a guest post on Mumsnet, one of our Ambassadors gives a parent's view on the importance of introducing standardised tobacco packaging. In a guest post on Mumsnet, one of our Ambassadors gives a parent's view on the importance of introducing standardised tobacco packaging.

27 August 2013

• Health & Medicine

Mums and grans back plain, standardised packaging to protect children from tobacco marketing

While the UK government remains unsure about the effectiveness of removing glamorous packaging on cigarettes, eight in ten women have less doubt and agree that bright, colourful packaging tends to make products more attractive to children aged under 18 according to new figures published by Cancer Research UK today. While the UK government remains unsure about the effectiveness of removing glamorous packaging on cigarettes, eight in ten women have less doubt and agree that bright, colourful packaging tends to make products more attractive to children aged under 18 according to new figures published by Cancer Research UK today.

26 August 2013

• Health & Medicine

England’s stop smoking services help more than 20,000 smokers to give up

England's NHS 'stop smoking services' have enabled at least 20,000 smokers to kick the habit long term in 2010/11 according to new research in the British Medical Journal today (Wednesday), with the number of smokers helped more than tripling over their ten years of operating. England's NHS 'stop smoking services' have enabled at least 20,000 smokers to kick the habit long term in 2010/11 according to new research in the British Medical Journal today (Wednesday), with the number of smokers helped more than tripling over their ten years of operating.

21 August 2013

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Huge genetic analysis points to cancer-causing culprits

New research has identified genetic clues that could help scientists fingerprint a cancer and help pinpoint its origin - we take an in-depth look. New research has identified genetic clues that could help scientists fingerprint a cancer and help pinpoint its origin - we take an in-depth look.

14 August 2013

• Health & Medicine

Standardised tobacco packs shelved - an 'extraordinary' decision

We found the government's decision to delay the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging hugely disappointing, find out why. We found the government's decision to delay the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging hugely disappointing, find out why.

12 July 2013

• Health & Medicine

Cutting down can help quitting but doesn't cut death rates on its own

Smokers who cut down - but do not give up - are unlikely to reduce their chances of dying prematurely, a Scottish study has confirmed. Smokers who cut down - but do not give up - are unlikely to reduce their chances of dying prematurely, a Scottish study has confirmed.

8 July 2013