'It's rough': Kath and Kim star Magda Szubanski shares rare and aggressive cancer diagnosis
According to Cancer Research UK, 600 people are diagnosed with MCL in the UK each year. Of all people with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in the UK, approximately 5 in every 100 are diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma.
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17 hours ago
- Reuters
Global crises disrupt effort to get millions to quit smoking, report says
LONDON, May 30 (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and wars have combined to hamper global governments' plans to reduce tobacco use, derailing efforts to get an estimated 95 million people to stop smoking, a report endorsed by 57 campaign groups said on Friday. Governments had planned to reduce smoking rates among people over 15 by 30% between 2010 and 2025 as part of an action plan tied to global sustainable development targets agreed in 2015. But the timeline to achieve the goal was extended an extra five years in 2024 as other priorities pushed countries to divert resources away from implementing a World Health Organization treaty on tobacco control signed by 168 countries. "This ... delay represents an estimated 95 million additional tobacco users, who would otherwise have quit by 2025," said the report, submitted to the U.N. Economic and Social Council, which oversees global sustainable development. While governments have succeeded in reducing the number of smokers, the failure to hit the 30% reduction target means that 1,207,800,000 people are still smoking globally, instead of the target of 1,112,400,000, based on a Reuters calculation using smoking rates and population figures provided in the report. Published by Action on Smoking and Health Canada and endorsed by the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Cancer Research UK and others, the report warned the delays could result in millions of additional deaths from tobacco use if sustained. The U.N. has already acknowledged that funding shortfalls, geopolitical tensions and pandemic-linked disruptions have pushed the world off track on most of the 17 wide-ranging sustainable development goals. Those goals aim, among other things, to reduce poverty and hunger and increase access to healthcare and education. The groups that endorsed ASH Canada's report urged governments to redouble their efforts on tobacco control policies such as tax increases and smoking bans.
Daily Record
a day ago
- Daily Record
Scot who smoked while watching dad die of lung cancer backs calls for 'smoke free' Scotland
"I realised then that if I didn't stop smoking, I would end up in the same position as my dad" A Scot who took up smoking at the age of just 13 - and continued despite watching his dad die from lung cancer - has backed calls for Scotland to become "smoke-free". Gower Tan took up the habit while he was still at school. And he is now campaigning for an end to the harms caused by tobacco, and supporting the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. This afternoon MSPs voted to back UK legislation which aims to create a "smoke-free generation", with a minister hailing it as a "landmark" law. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is UK-wide legislation which would create a 'smoke-free generation' by banning tobacco products for anyone born after January 1, 2009. It would also bring in restrictions on the advertising and sale of vapes, as well as reviewing the packaging of e-cigarettes. Gower was among the campaigners gathered at the Scottish Parliament. The 55-year-old, of Glasgow, supports a team of dedicated Cancer Research UK volunteers in Scotland who have been campaigning for an end to tobacco harms, Glasgow Live reports. He said: "It wasn't long after taking up smoking as a teenager that I realised I was smoking not through choice but addiction. I wanted to quit not long after I started. But it was incredibly difficult. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. "I was only able to do so in the end at the age of 40 and with the expert help of a smoking cessation service. Even as I watched dad die from his lung cancer, without thinking, I stepped out into the garden and lit up a cigarette. "I realised then that if I didn't stop smoking, I would end up in the same position as my dad – dying from lung cancer. I was scared my children would have to go through the same thing, to watch me die from lung cancer. Despite repeated attempts, I couldn't quit." Gower's dad Michael, who grew up in Glasgow, also started smoking as a young teenager at Kelvinside Academy. He sadly died at the age of 66. Gower recalled: "I can still picture the thick haze of smoke in our living room. I can see the stacks of cigarette cards dad would collect with every purchase piled up in rubber bands in our dining room sideboard. "I would also go on to collect the cards inserted in each packet of cigarettes I smoked. Trapped in a toxic loyalty scheme, I'd swap the cards in for household items, including two silver candle holders I gifted to my mum. "The irony is I was also trading in years of my life. Secretly smoking in the garden, I knew things needed to change. I was no longer the fit, sporty kid I used to be. "A common cold would knock me out for weeks. Worse still, my children Olivia and Will were old enough to start piecing together my habit. "Anyone who has grappled with addiction will understand that the years which followed were far from easy. What came next was a constant battle: gum, patches, pills, a hypnotherapy session that was over before it began. "My brother later recommended a stop smoking service, which I put off again and again, until years of denial resulted in a 30 second call that changed my life. The hardest part was picking up the phone." Almost 15 years on from quitting smoking, Gower is dedicated to campaigning for an end to the harms caused by tobacco. Today's debate and vote in the Scottish Parliament will pave the way for legal cigarette sales to be phased out for good. Gower said: "When I look back to the day my dad died, I no longer feel guilt. It was the spark – not just of that cigarette, but of my journey to quit. That moment spurred me to cut ties with a product that was stripping away my health. "Our politicians now have the chance to protect the nation's health – and raising the age of sale for tobacco would help do just that. This historic legislation will mean that my children's children will never be able to legally be sold cigarettes. "When it comes to saving lives and making avoidable deaths like my dad's a distant memory, we can't afford complacency. If we've got the chance to stub out smoking for good, we must take it." Once the Bill has completed its journey through the House of Lords and receives Royal Assent, it can become law in Scotland. Following the vote Gower said: "What a gift for future generations".
Reuters
a day ago
- Reuters
Ex-Blackhawks star Jonathan Toews plans return to NHL
May 30 - After a two-year hiatus, former Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is planning to play in the NHL next season. Toews, 37, informed his agent Pat Brisson that he is committed to embark on a comeback attempt. Brisson confirmed the news to multiple media outlets on Thursday. "Yes, 100 percent. Johnny is feeling great and we're moving forward," Brisson told via text. Toews is considered a free agent and can negotiate with any of the league's 32 teams immediately. The NHL free agency period opens July 1. Toews led Chicago to three Stanley Cup titles (2009-10, 2012-13, 2014-15) over a six-year span. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the 2009-10 Stanley Cup playoffs. The native of Winnipeg, Manitoba also competed on Team Canada in gold-medal winning efforts in the 2010 and 2014 Olympics. But Toews stepped off the ice in February 2023, suffering the effects of Chronic Immune Response Syndrome and long COVID, and has not returned to action. Chicago made the playoffs in nine consecutive seasons (2009-17) during Toews' 15-year tenure, but has not reached the postseason since the 2019-20 campaign. Toews has 372 goals and 511 assists in 1,067 games. The No. 3 overall pick in the 2006 draft was selected as one of the NHL's top 100 players from its first 100 seasons. --Field Level Media
