Tobacco control

The UK government is almost a decade behind achieving its target for England to be smokefree by 2030, a new report reveals.

Across the diverse audience of cancer researchers, health policy professionals, government officials and cancer survivors there was a common desire at the World Cancer Congress: to make up for lost time. 

In the last 2 years, our partner, the Nepal Development Research Institute, have successfully advocated for increases in tobacco tax in Nepal.

Focusing on cancer prevention globally is essential; we cannot say we have beaten cancer until we have beaten it everywhere.

From restricting sunbed use for under 18s, to banning smoking at work and in public places, here are 4 ways we’ve influenced cancer policy and made real change.

Hear from a policy manager at Cancer Research UK about what they think about Phillip Morris International’s bid for pharmaceutical company Vectura.

Life expectancy has failed to increase for a decade across England for the first time in 100 years. And cuts to stop smoking services are part of the problem.

Around 1.4 billion fewer cigarettes are being smoked every year according to new research funded by Cancer Research UK

The Government proposes some new and old ways to prevent disease.

With more women dying from lung cancer than ever before, we need to better understand the links between gender and health.