Yorkshire Cancer Research Welcomes NICE Guidance
Yorkshire Cancer Research welcomes inclusion of vaping products in this week’s NICE guidance to combatting tobacco-related disease and death
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by Dave Cross
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Dr Kathryn Scott, Chief Executive at Yorkshire Cancer Research, said: “We are delighted to see that vaping products have been included in the NICE tobacco guidelines.
“The Charity’s goal is for 2,000 more people in Yorkshire to survive cancer every year. With more than 4,500 new cases of cancer linked to smoking in the region each year, helping people to stop smoking cigarettes is vital to achieving this goal.
“Easy and reliable access to vaping products will give more people in Yorkshire the best chance of quitting for good.”
YCR says that, at 15.4%, Yorkshire currently has the highest percentage of adult smokers compared to any other region in England and is much higher than the national average of 13.9%.
“The new NICE tobacco guidelines mean that alongside providing clear and up-to-date information about vaping products, stop smoking services should also make these products accessible to adults who want to use them to quit.
“Yorkshire Cancer Research has recently teamed up with Kirklees Council to provide vaping device starter packs to smokers looking to quit for good and are calling on all stop smoking services to make vaping products available to smokers.”
Stuart Griffiths, Director of Research and Services at the charity, added: “The evidence is clear that switching completely from smoking to vaping is likely to have substantial health benefits compared to continued smoking.
“Vaping products are a popular and effective stop smoking aid. We estimate that there are an additional 5,000 quitters a year in Yorkshire because of these device”.
The charity says the guidelines have been changed because there is convincing evidence to show that vaping products are far less harmful than smoking and are an effective stop smoking aid.
Yet, nearly a third of smokers in Great Britain incorrectly believe vaping is more or equally as harmful as smoking.
The charity’s Vaping Demystified documentary explores the truth about vaping and tackles common myths to provide smokers with the information they need to make an informed decision about using vaping products.
References:
- Tobacco: preventing uptake, promoting quitting and treating dependence - https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng209
- Yorkshire Cancer Research - https://yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk/
Dave Cross
Journalist at POTVDave is a freelance writer; with articles on music, motorbikes, football, pop-science, vaping and tobacco harm reduction in Sounds, Melody Maker, UBG, AWoL, Bike, When Saturday Comes, Vape News Magazine, and syndicated across the Johnston Press group. He was published in an anthology of “Greatest Football Writing”, but still believes this was a mistake. Dave contributes sketches to comedy shows and used to co-host a radio sketch show. He’s worked with numerous start-ups to develop content for their websites.
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