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Iowa lung cancer rates among highest in the nation
06 Nov 2025 21:11 GMT
… the bottom nationally for lung cancer rates, early detection, and … 13.7% of Iowans reporting tobacco use — ranking 33rd in … . “Given cigarette smoking is a leading cause of lung cancer, it is … Assembly finally increases the tax on cigarettes, which has not been …
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Hospitals across the region host screening events on Nov. 8, as part of National Lung Cancer Screening Day
06 Nov 2025 20:18 GMT
… have lung cancer. She quit smoking years ago and felt perfectly healthy. But …
802Quits is an evidence-based tobacco and nicotine treatment program accessible … commonly used family of quit smoking medication, including patches, gum, and lozenges …
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Report: Iowa’s rate of new lung cancer cases ‘significantly higher’ than national average
06 Nov 2025 20:54 GMT
… high rate of new cancers. Only tobacco-heavy Kentucky has a … it comes to smoking. Iowa’s smoking rate is 13. … Additionally, given cigarette smoking is a leading cause of lung cancer, it is … Assembly finally increases the tax on cigarettes, which has not been …
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Ranchi Tobacco Control Unit Fines Bars and Restaurants for Violating COPTA Regulations
06 Nov 2025 18:59 GMT
Ranchi authorities have fined numerous bar and restaurant owners for flouting tobacco laws during recent raids. The operation, targeting violations of the Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act (COPTA), found patrons smoking on premises. Officials …
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Driving Growth in Heated Tobacco: Japan Tobacco International’s strategic shift
06 Nov 2025 20:59 GMT
… health risks associated with smoking.
Ploom heats but does not burn tobacco … in Ploom compared to cigarettes.
The Ploom clinical study … the country’s culture. Cigarettes became popular around the … shown old tobacco leaf rolling and cigarette-making machines …
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Meijer Health Plan Smoking Charge Shirked ERISA, Suit Says
06 Nov 2025 21:04 GMT
By Grace Elletson ( November 6, 2025, 2:33 PM EST) -- Supercenter chain Meijer unlawfully penalized workers with a $20-a-week health plan charge for using tobacco, a worker said in a proposed class action, claiming the company failed to properly follow …
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American Cancer Society releases first-ever US Tobacco Atlas
06 Nov 2025 13:16 GMT
… date with lung cancer screening in 2022, despite cigarette smoking being a leading … cancer burden and healthcare access issues are greatest.
The U.S. Tobacco … main sections: Tobacco Use, Disparities, Health & Economic Impact, and Tobacco Control Policy …
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Sheriff’s Office cites retailers for selling tobacco to minors
06 Nov 2025 17:36 GMT
… youth access to addictive tobacco products, promote community health, and ensure retailers … Maria Bautista, Health Educator with SLO County Public Health’s Tobacco Control Program … as electronic smoking devices—according to the 2023–24 California Healthy Kids …
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Every cigarette steals 20 minutes of life,health costs €24bn
06 Nov 2025 17:28 GMT
… by the Italian Association of Medical
Oncology (AIOM), together with … heated tobacco—to discourage smoking, which is the
leading cancer risk … —a cigarette price increase to fund the National Health
Service … economy, does not reduce tax
revenue, and does not …
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November Lung Cancer Screening to Target High-Risk Smokers
06 Nov 2025 17:10 GMT
… years old
You have a cigarette smoking history of at least 20 … you smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 20 years … . Danielle Hughes, a BJC Medical Group pulmonologist at Memorial Hospital … of adoption of proper lung cancer screening practices), the impact of …