• Health & Medicine

Processed meat and cancer – what you need to know

Following today's headlines about processed meat and cancer we ask how much meat is it sensible to eat? And how many cases of cancer are linked to meat? Following today's headlines about processed meat and cancer we ask how much meat is it sensible to eat? And how many cases of cancer are linked to meat?

26 October 2015

• Health & Medicine

Could making cigarettes less addictive help people stop smoking?

Can reducing the nicotine content of cigarettes help people quit? Or is it a distraction from tried and trusted strategies? We asked an expert. Can reducing the nicotine content of cigarettes help people quit? Or is it a distraction from tried and trusted strategies? We asked an expert.

30 September 2015

• Health & Medicine
• Policy & Insight

Expert opinion - Constant craving: how can science help smokers to quit?

UCL's Professor Robert West explains the science that can help smokers combat their cravings and quit the habit. UCL's Professor Robert West explains the science that can help smokers combat their cravings and quit the habit.

27 September 2015

• Health & Medicine

De-mystifying Stop Smoking Services

We find out what really happens at your local Stop Smoking Service. We find out what really happens at your local Stop Smoking Service.

15 September 2015

• Health & Medicine

Young people and e-cigarettes - what do the latest data tell us?

In an article co-commissioned with The Conversation, Professor Linda Bauld looks at the latest evidence on e-cigarette use in young people. In an article co-commissioned with The Conversation, Professor Linda Bauld looks at the latest evidence on e-cigarette use in young people.

18 August 2015

• Health & Medicine

Keeping it local - A CLeaR commitment to tobacco control

The CLeaR partnership aims to help local authorities share best practice in tobacco control policy - we report from their annual awards ceremony The CLeaR partnership aims to help local authorities share best practice in tobacco control policy - we report from their annual awards ceremony

10 July 2015

• Health & Medicine

Women’s lung cancer cases hit 20,000

Cases of lung cancer in women have reached 20,000 a year in the UK for the first time since records began, according to new Cancer Research UK statistics Cases of lung cancer in women have reached 20,000 a year in the UK for the first time since records began, according to new Cancer Research UK statistics

1 July 2015

• Health & Medicine

'Smoking Still Kills' – that’s why we’re committed to a strategy to tackle tobacco

Our chief executive, Harpal Kumar, spoke at the Parliamentary launch of Action on Smoking and Health’s (ASH) new report: Smoking Still Kills. Our chief executive, Harpal Kumar, spoke at the Parliamentary launch of Action on Smoking and Health’s (ASH) new report: Smoking Still Kills.

10 June 2015

• Health & Medicine

How do you sell death? The tangled world of illicit tobacco

To mark World No Tobacco Day, we look at the illicit trade in tobacco, and how how the tobacco industry itself plays a role To mark World No Tobacco Day, we look at the illicit trade in tobacco, and how how the tobacco industry itself plays a role

31 May 2015

• Health & Medicine

13 things that shaped our campaign for standardised cigarette packaging

After last week's success, we look back on the ups and downs of our campaign to see plain, standardised packaging for tobacco introduced in the UK. After last week's success, we look back on the ups and downs of our campaign to see plain, standardised packaging for tobacco introduced in the UK.

17 March 2015

• Health & Medicine

National No Smoking Day: Gower's story

It's National No Smoking Day, so we talked to one of our Campaign Ambassador's, Gower Tan, about what motivated him to quit. It's National No Smoking Day, so we talked to one of our Campaign Ambassador's, Gower Tan, about what motivated him to quit.

11 March 2015

• Health & Medicine

UK children can breathe easier after Commons vote to introduce plain, standardised tobacco packs

Cancer Research UK welcomes today’s vote in the Commons to introduce plain, standardised tobacco packaging across the UK. Cancer Research UK welcomes today’s vote in the Commons to introduce plain, standardised tobacco packaging across the UK.

11 March 2015