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Lung Cancer Awareness Month

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Published at 18 November, 2020 11:19.

Did you know November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month? This month is all about encouraging people to learn more about lung cancer, understand the signs and symptoms as well as what to do next.

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Day

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Published at 10 November, 2020 12:11.

Do you know what COPD stands for and how it affects people? Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable disease that causes breathlessness, excess mucus and a cough. 

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World Diabetes Day

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Published at 04 November, 2020 08:00.

Do you know the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes?

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How to avoid smoking triggers on Bonfire Night

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Published at 02 November, 2020 08:00.

Even though Bonfire night might not go ahead as we would normally expect, there will still be triggers associated with the night that could make you crave a cigarette.

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Stop Smoking This Stoptober

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Published at 26 October, 2020 08:00.

Stoptober’s first campaign launched in 2012, from this there was approximately a 50% increase in quitting during October compared to other months of the same year.

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Stoptober Resources To Help You Become Smokefree

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Published at 19 October, 2020 08:00.

19 days into Stoptober but that doesn’t mean you can’t join in today!

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Pride Month - June 2020

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Published at 09 June, 2020 14:00.

A recent study was undertaken by Public Health England in 2016 and discovered that people within the LGBTQIA+ community are significantly more likely to start smoking earlier and heavier!

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Step Up 30 - Bowel Cancer Awareness

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Published at 08 June, 2020 14:28.

Awareness and funding for bowel cancer is vitally important because it is widely known that every 15 minutes another patient is sadly diagnosed with bowel cancer, well over 42,000 people every year. A mind-boggling 7% of those cases are directly linked to regular, long term and frequent smoking habits, the number of severely affected patients increases depending on how many cigarettes are smoked per day.

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