Why is Smoking Becoming a Working Class Tragedy?
The Background About 8m (2016) people, some 15% of the population still smoke. This contrasts with the situation after the Second World War when over 80% of the population smoked. During the 1970s and 80s in particular there were considerable declines in smoking as the medical science behind the dangers of smoking became better known in… Read More >
Labelling: what’s in a bottle of wine?
In front of me I have a bottle of Australia McGuigan Estate Merlot. Like most people I enjoy a glass of wine and I often glance at the label to read a bit of background information about the wine. But since becoming a campaigner against cancer I increasingly look more closely at the health information… Read More >
Who holds responsibility for public health?
CancerWatch campaigns for better public health in order to reduce the incidence of cancer, and thereby reduce the misery of the 146,000 cases of cancer (40% of the total) that are believed to be avoidable each year. As any campaigner for better public health knows, an important aspect of a health campaign lies in discerning… Read More >