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What is the impact of cannabis use in adolescence?

A new study summarized the use of cannabis among adolescents, its negative health impacts, and interventions to stop or reduce

22 Aug 2022

Smoking and the risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19

A recent study examines the potential effects of tobacco use on COVID-19.

21 Aug 2022

Giving out vape starter kit vouchers on the NHS could help entrenched smokers quit

Giving out vape starter kit vouchers on the NHS could help even hardened smokers quit, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia.

18 Aug 2022

Nepal has the highest death rate from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, study reveals

Nepal has the world's highest age-adjusted death rate for chronic lung disease at 182.5 per 100,000 population, with more than 3,000 years lost to ill health or disability from the condition, according to an international study.

18 Aug 2022

NIH-funded centers of excellence to conduct research on the role of telehealth in cancer care

The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, will award $23 million to four academic institutions to establish centers of excellence that will conduct research on the role of telehealth in delivering cancer-related health care, a practice that became more prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic.

18 Aug 2022

Rising cigarette prices motivate people to quit smoking

Rising cigarette prices have overtaken health concerns as the biggest motivator for people to cut down or stop smoking.

16 Aug 2022

Study offers more quantitative insights into long-term health risks of thirdhand smoke exposure

Some smells seem to seep into everything they touch. Tobacco smoke is one of the worst offenders.

15 Aug 2022

E-cigarette use may help people decrease their dependence on combustible cigarettes

Electronic cigarettes have attracted media and consumer attention for claims of their addictive nature, variety of flavors and increased use among teens, sparking regulatory oversight and policies.

15 Aug 2022

Men exposed to industrial air pollution exhibit sperm mitochondrial DNA deletions

Researchers compare the length spectra of sperm mitochondrial DNA deletions in two seasons with varied air pollution levels.

14 Aug 2022

How does birth weight affect long-term risk of mortality among men and women?

Researchers evaluate the relationship between birth weight and cause-specific mortality.

14 Aug 2022

OICR funding to help five research projects take the next step toward advancing cancer care

Five Ontario-based research projects will take the next step toward advancing cancer care in the province thanks to funding from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR).

11 Aug 2022

$Women on vegetarian diet have higher risk of hip fracture compared to regular meat-eaters$

Women on vegetarian diet have higher risk of hip fracture compared to regular meat-eaters

A study of over 26,000 middle-aged UK women reveals those with a vegetarian diet had a 33% higher risk of hip fracture compared to regular meat-eaters.

11 Aug 2022

What is the association between polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure and risk of non-viral hepatocellular carcinoma?

The current study, published online in the journal JHEP Reports, looks at PFAS, which are endocrine disruptors and potential hepatotoxins.

11 Aug 2022

Smoking continues to be a leading cause of cancer-related death

A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) reports nearly 123,000 cancer deaths, or close to 30 percent of all cancer deaths, were from cigarette smoking in the United States in 2019, leading to more than two million Person-Years of Lost Life (PYLL) and nearly $21 billion in annual lost earnings. These losses were disproportionately higher in states with weaker tobacco control policies in the South and Midwest. The results were published today in the International Journal of Cancer.

11 Aug 2022

Adults who use cannabis daily do not perceive smoking as harmful, study finds

A growing number of Americans are using cannabis as it becomes legalized for recreational use in a rapidly increasing number of U.S. states. Questions abound about what impact legalization will have on adult and youth health.

11 Aug 2022

Chinese researchers develop a simple model to stratify lung cancer risk in female non-smokers

About 53% of lung cancers in females are not attributable to smoking worldwide and a new model presented today at the IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer may allow clinicians the ability to assess and stratify lung cancer risk in female non-smokers in China.

9 Aug 2022

First Phase II study of immunotherapy combined with curative radiotherapy for unresectable locally advanced NSCLC

Researchers from Japan today reported that the first phase II study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of durvalumab and concurrent curative radiation therapy for PD-L1-positive unresectable locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer without chemotherapy met its primary endpoint with tolerable adverse reactions.

8 Aug 2022

Lung cancer patients in a screening program who participated in stop smoking study achieve more than 30% abstinence rates

Patients with lung cancer who attended a lung cancer screening event and who then participated in a personalized smoking cessation study achieved smoking abstinence rates of more than 30 percent, according to research presented today at the IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer 2022 in Vienna.

8 Aug 2022

Biological sex differences may be the reason behind higher cancer risk among men than women

Rates of most types of cancer are higher in men than in women for reasons that are unclear. Results from a recent study published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, suggest that the cause may be underlying biological sex differences rather than behavioral differences related to smoking, alcohol use, diet, and other factors.

8 Aug 2022

Varenicline and cytisine not more efficacious than nicotine to treat risky drinking and smoking, study says

A clinical trial to test whether three proven smoking cessation treatments could also reduce alcohol intake found no differences between the medications, but the rates of behavior change for alcohol consumption and smoking were high in all treatment groups. Results suggest these medications could play an important role to reduce alcohol use and smoking at the same time. Unexpectedly, nicotine replacement therapy performed as well as the prescription drugs varenicline and cytisine.

8 Aug 2022

Smoking News and Research

What is the impact of cannabis use in adolescence?

Smoking and the risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19

Giving out vape starter kit vouchers on the NHS could help entrenched smokers quit

Nepal has the highest death rate from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, study reveals

NIH-funded centers of excellence to conduct research on the role of telehealth in cancer care

Rising cigarette prices motivate people to quit smoking

Study offers more quantitative insights into long-term health risks of thirdhand smoke exposure

E-cigarette use may help people decrease their dependence on combustible cigarettes

Men exposed to industrial air pollution exhibit sperm mitochondrial DNA deletions

How does birth weight affect long-term risk of mortality among men and women?

OICR funding to help five research projects take the next step toward advancing cancer care

Women on vegetarian diet have higher risk of hip fracture compared to regular meat-eaters

What is the association between polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure and risk of non-viral hepatocellular carcinoma?

Smoking continues to be a leading cause of cancer-related death

Adults who use cannabis daily do not perceive smoking as harmful, study finds

Chinese researchers develop a simple model to stratify lung cancer risk in female non-smokers

First Phase II study of immunotherapy combined with curative radiotherapy for unresectable locally advanced NSCLC

Lung cancer patients in a screening program who participated in stop smoking study achieve more than 30% abstinence rates

Biological sex differences may be the reason behind higher cancer risk among men than women

Varenicline and cytisine not more efficacious than nicotine to treat risky drinking and smoking, study says

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