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 Global tobacco treaty takes effect
The first global treaty on tobacco control goes into effect Sunday, Feb. 27. The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) requires member countries to take specific steps to stop people from usi..
 Quit smoking if pancreatic cancer runs in the family
People with a family history of pancreatic cancer should make an extra effort to stay off tobacco. A new study suggests smoking could trigger this deadly form of cancer in people who are at high risk..
 Male, female smokers face equal lung cancer risks
All things equal, are women smokers more likely to get lung cancer than men? The question has been the subject of considerable debate - and varying conclusions.
Now, one of the largest studies to e..
 Smoking may double cervical cancer risk
Smoking can more than double a woman’s risk of developing cervical cancer, according to a new analysis published in the journal Cancer Causes and Control (Vol. 14, No. 9: 805-814). The finding was bas..
 Exposure to secondhand smoke harms children more than adults
Efforts to clear the air of tobacco smoke have dramatically reduced levels of the byproduct cotinine in the bodies of nonsmokers according to a new report, the Second National Report on Human Exposure..
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 Smoking in us declining, but slowly
Fewer Americans smoked in 2003 than in 2002, according to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But people aren’t giving up the habit quickly enough for the nation..
 Many lung cancer patients feel stigmatized
People with lung cancer often feel ashamed and guilty about their illness, British researchers report in a study published in the online edition of BMJ, the British Medical Journal. They interviewed 4..
 More cancers linked to smoking
Five new cancers and four other serious diseases have been added to the list of health problems caused by tobacco.
In the 2004 report, "The Health Consequences of Smoking," the US Surgeon General a..
 Smoking low tar cigarettes don’t cut lung cancer risk
Smoking low tar cigarettes – commonly called "light" or "ultra light" – does nothing to lower a smoker’s risk of lung cancer, according to a study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech..
 Prostate cancer more advanced in men who smoke
In younger men with prostate cancer, those who are current or former smokers are more likely to have cancer that has spread outside of the prostate, according to a recent study.
William Roberts, MD..
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