Stop smoking content
Tackling lung cancer, Yorkshire’s biggest cancer killer
More people die of lung cancer in Yorkshire than any other type of cancer – almost 3000 people a year. Lung cancer is higher in Yorkshire than in England as a whole because smoking rates here are higher.
Every person who stops smoking immediately improves their own health and reduces their risk of cancer. Helping people to stop smoking also benefits our local health service for everyone in Yorkshire.
Researching new ways to help those who want to stop smoking
An innovative new research trial, the Yorkshire Enhanced Stop Smoking Study, is testing whether the use of personalised risk information and CT scan images can help people with a long-term tobacco addiction stop smoking.
Helping people in Yorkshire to QUIT
A ground-breaking new service in hospitals and mental health institutes across South Yorkshire sees tobacco dependency as a chronic disease that prematurely kills at least half of people who smoke. The QUIT programme recognises smoking as a medical condition that can be treated rather than as a lifestyle choice.
Vaping Demystified
Our 'Vaping Demystified' investigative film tackles the myths and misconceptions surrounding vaping and provides smokers with the information needed to make an informed decision about using vape products as a means to stop smoking.
