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Smoking TobaccoSmoking Rates Historically Low, but Other Cancer-related Behaviors Need Improvement
The latest statistics about the major cancer risk factors and screening test use in the United States are now available in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention and in the American Cancer Society Report Cancer Prevention and Early Detection, 2021-2022.
Study: More Than 12% of People Newly Diagnosed with Lung Cancer Never Smoked Cigarettes
Smoking cigarettes is the biggest risk factor for lung cancer and causes about 80% of deaths from the disease. But people who don’t smoke can develop lung cancer too. A new study found that out of 100 people in the United States who were recently diagnosed with lung cancer, about 12 of them (12%) had never smoked cigarettes.
JUUL Sales Recover Within Weeks of Self-Ban on Vaping Flavors
Researchers from the American Cancer Society found that sales by e-cigarette maker JUUL bounced back from a dip within weeks after it removed most of its flavored products from stores.
Few Colleges and Universities Are 100% Smoke-Free or Tobacco-Free
Only 16.7% of US institutions of higher learning were completely smoke-free in 2017, according to a new study.