background laryngeal cancer though accounts for only 1.5% of all malignant neoplasm. scientific evidence has shown that cancers of the oral cavity, larynx, lung and esophagus are associated with cigar smoking. the present study is to examine by case-control method the impact of smoking on laryngeal cancer. material and methods one hundred and six hospitalized cases of otolaryngology department ...

During one school year a health habits survey investigated cigarette smoking behavior in a total biracial population of children, ages 8 to 17 years old. Information was collected concerning each child's first smoking experience. Over 60 per cent of the children reported they were given their first cigarettes. Half of those starting before age 12 smoked their first cigarettes with a family memb...

Background Approximately 25% of adults in the UK are smokers. Smoking is associated with numerous diseases including cancer and heart disease and smokers have reduced life expectancy. Nicotine in cigarettes renders them addictive so that smokers generally find it extremely difficult to give up their habit. Most smokers (~70%) say they would like to stop but some express an unwillingness or inab...

After discussion on a viable intervention strategy, we felt that something ‘cool’ and innovative was called for. Step forward ‘Mr Butt’, a Facebook character based on a fictional 14year-old boy. This champion of quitting smoking is everyone’s pal and can be added as a friend on this vastly popular networking tool. Mr Butt’s group on Facebook, ‘Mr Butt wants everyone to quit smoking’, is a sourc...

Cigarette consumption and inhaling, assessed using carboxyhaemoglobin levels, were studied in 1786 men to investigate the importance of tar and nicotine as determinants of smoking habits. No prior warning was given that smoking habits would be studied. Neither nicotine nor tar yields materially influenced the number of cigarettes smoked a day. Both nicotine and tar yields were negatively associ...

A new drug for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has been recently added as a treatment for certain patients. However, new evidences indicate that there might be a connection with lung cancer. It is known that smoking is a major factor that induces chronic pulmonary disease and smoking is associated with lung cancer. The level of connection between phosphodiesterase (PDE)-4 inhibitors and l...