Cancer Focus Northern Ireland has welcomed the news that from 1 February the long-awaited law to ban smoking in cars carrying children will come into force. From 1 February, the regulations will extend current smoke-free provisions to private vehicles where children are present, when there is mo...
Cancer Focus Northern Ireland has today warmly welcomed the long-awaited law to ban smoking in cars carrying children. Northern Ireland is the last region in the UK to make this move. England and Wales implemented the ban in 2015, and Scotland and the Republic of Ireland in 2016. Legislation wa...
Cancer Focus Northern Ireland has welcomed the news of a 5% annual drop in smokers in NI. The ‘Health Survey (NI): First Results 2020/2021’ document revealed that 12% of adults smoked cigarettes, compared to 17% in 2019/2020. Naomi Thompson, Health Improvement Manager at Cancer Focus NI said, “...
Cancer patient Jill Tsang is urging smokers to stub out the habit and Make March your Month to Quit. The 38-year-old Belfast mum stopped smoking on September 23, 2020, with help from the Cancer Focus Northern Ireland stop smoking service after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Cancer Focus NI sa...
Cancer charity urges ‘If in doubt – get checked out’ Cases of mouth cancer in Northern Ireland are expected to almost double between 2015 and 2035, Cancer Focus Northern Ireland said today. Between 2014 and 2018 an average of 246 people in Northern Ireland were diagnosed with mouth cancer each y...
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