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Surgeon General Reports on Smoking Cessation for First Time in 30 Years
Published on: January 23, 2020
Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams issued the first Surgeon General’s report on smoking cessation in 30 years. It reviews and updates the latest research on Americans’ attempts to quit smoking, what works, and why it’s so important.
Report: Vaping Up, Smoking Down Among Teens
Published on: September 20, 2019
A survey published as a research letter in the New England Journal of Medicine shows vaping – using e-cigarettes – has more than doubled among teens in the past 2 years.
ACS Report: More Effort Needed to Reduce Cancer Risk in the US
Published on: April 3, 2019
A new report from the American Cancer Society says cancer death rates could fall more quickly – if more people had the resources they needed to adopt lifestyle behaviors that reduce risk.
Gap in Cancer Death Rates Between Blacks and Whites Narrows
Published on: February 14, 2019
Cancer death rates have historically been higher for African Americans than for whites, but that gap has been narrowing over the past few decades.
1 in 4 Nonsmoking Americans is Still Exposed to Secondhand Smoke
Published on: December 17, 2018
After 2 ½ decades of progress, efforts to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke among non-smokers have stalled in the US, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).