Cancer Institute NSW has provided the following information:
World No Tobacco Day
World No Tobacco Day is on Tuesday, 31 May. This year’s theme is Tobacco: threat to our environment. Throughout its lifecycle, tobacco pollutes the planet and damages the health of all people.
Harm and addiction caused by vaping
A systematic review of international evidence has found vaping increases the risk of multiple adverse health outcomes, including addiction, lung injury, poisoning and burns. NSW Health has developed a vaping resource toolkit to support conversations about vaping with parents, carers and young people.
NSW Cancer Plan 2022-2027 launched
Cancer outcomes in NSW are amongst the best in the world, but sadly one in two people in NSW will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. The NSW Cancer Plan provides a whole-of-sector perspective on cancer control. It describes how everyone will work together to deliver better outcomes. Importantly, it is a roadmap for how the health system, healthcare professionals, organisations and the whole community can deliver the best cancer care across NSW