Australia’s new lung cancer screen program further disadvantages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who are already at increased risk of lung cancer.
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The aim is to find and treat lung cancers early, before they grow and spread, to improve the chance of survival. Here’s what’s involved.
Tobacco companies say that heated tobacco products have fewer health risks than cigarettes, but there is little clear data to support that claim.
Retailers have a three-month grace period to sell any old stock already in their stores. Here’s what’s behind these changes – and what needs to happen next.
Text message-based programming and the drug varenicline were the only 2 strategies that were shown to be effective for quitting vaping.
Hypnosis is safe and can work as both a stand-alone or a complementary treatment with other therapies.
Research suggests that the multitude of products is confusing.
Research shows regular physical activity can significantly improve quality of life for lung cancer patients. This includes less fatigue, less breathlessness, and better sleep.
Changes to the bacterial balance in the mouth can trigger inflammation and other harmful effects in the body.
Lennon’s round glasses are a key part of how we remember him. And the story behind why he wore them in public is part history, part vision science.
The most common vapes on the market are single-use, disposable ones. They contain valuable resources, yet aren’t designed to be recycled.
It’s a conundrum: While vaping can help some adults stop cigarette smoking, it also appeals to young people who may take up the habit.
While manufacturers say they are marketing oral nicotine pouches as a safer alternative for people who already smoke, nonsmokers and young people are being drawn to them, a large-scale study found.
The number of smokers in Africa is on the rise. Research calculates the effect of tax-led price increases on the smoking habits of young people.
Research suggests that a clear understanding of what is right and wrong contributes to engaging in less risky behavior.
Vaping is more common than cigarette smoking among young people but there are a variety of risks to users.
Smoking is the single greatest cause of ill health and death globally.
Under the new law, the legal age for cigarette sales will increase by a year each year from 2027. This means people born from 2009 will never be able to legally buy cigarettes in the UK.
Australia’s anti-smoking public health campaign has been hugely successful, and it offers lessons on how to tackle the rise in vaping.
Nicotine pouches are placed between the lip and gum, and users absorb the nicotine in their mouths. Although these products don’t contain tobacco, this doesn’t mean they’re safe.
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales, UNSW
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Assistant Professor of Health Promotion and Policy, UMass Amherst
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Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame and ARC Future Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Research Officer, Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products, University of Cape Town
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Adjunct researcher, University of Tasmania
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Research Fellow at The Daffodil Centre, University of Sydney
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Professor in Public Health, University of Otago
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Associate Professor in Public Health, University of Otago
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Reader in Social Sciences and Health, Cardiff University
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Associate Professor, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford
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Professor of Public Health/Director, Tobacco Control Research Group, University of Bath
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York