• Health & Medicine

Tobacco firms have failed to act on radioactivity in cigarettes. Here’s why.

24 May 2012

• Health & Medicine

A personal experience of treating lung cancer patients

Hear the first hand experience of a lung cancer nurse, from what it's like to care for patients to the importance of reducing smoking to help fight the disease. Hear the first hand experience of a lung cancer nurse, from what it's like to care for patients to the importance of reducing smoking to help fight the disease.

14 May 2012

• Health & Medicine

Public back an end to tobacco marketing to children

The vast majority (84 per cent) of UK adults believe that children should not be exposed to any tobacco marketing according to new data published by Cancer Research UK today (Monday). The vast majority (84 per cent) of UK adults believe that children should not be exposed to any tobacco marketing according to new data published by Cancer Research UK today (Monday).

14 May 2012

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest – curry extract and bowel cancer, infections and cancer, brain tumours and more

12 May 2012

• Health & Medicine

Plain packaging reaction: separating fact from fiction

An issue as important as standardised tobacco packaging will always attract media attention - can you spot what's true and what isn't? An issue as important as standardised tobacco packaging will always attract media attention - can you spot what's true and what isn't?

11 May 2012

• Health & Medicine

Plain tobacco packs awaken a sleeping tobacco industry

As Australia unveils the decision to remove branding from tobacco packaging, we ask an Australian public health expert for his view on this historic move. As Australia unveils the decision to remove branding from tobacco packaging, we ask an Australian public health expert for his view on this historic move.

9 May 2012

• Health & Medicine

Should tobacco be sold in standardised packs? The answer is plain

The answer is plain - we want to help raise awareness of the Government consultation into the future of tobacco packaging. The answer is plain - we want to help raise awareness of the Government consultation into the future of tobacco packaging.

26 April 2012

• Health & Medicine

New report and film reveal shocking impact of tobacco packaging on children

Young people and women are identified as target groups to aim tobacco packaging at according to a new Cancer Research UK report released today (Thursday). Young people and women are identified as target groups to aim tobacco packaging at according to a new Cancer Research UK report released today (Thursday).

26 April 2012

• Health & Medicine

"When you don’t have anything else, our packaging is our marketing"

The tobacco industry has a single marketing tool left at it's disposal, cigarette packing - our campaign hopes to change that. The tobacco industry has a single marketing tool left at it's disposal, cigarette packing - our campaign hopes to change that.

18 April 2012

• Health & Medicine

A personal story about the impact of tobacco

Hear a mother's account of the devastating impact of tobacco and how important the discussion about the future of tobacco packaging really is. Hear a mother's account of the devastating impact of tobacco and how important the discussion about the future of tobacco packaging really is.

16 April 2012

• Health & Medicine

Public consultation on plain packaging of cigarettes launched

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said his mind is "open" over proposals to strip cigarette packets of branding. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said his mind is "open" over proposals to strip cigarette packets of branding.

16 April 2012

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

News digest – lung cancer rates, tobacco legislation, proton beam therapy, and more

14 April 2012