Articles tagged with Cancer

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Study linking snus to cancer questioned: bias and flaws exposed

Study linking snus to cancer questioned: bias and flaws exposed

Knut Peder Heen, a researcher at Molde University College, critiques a Norwegian study in a Romsdals Budstikke op-ed, disputing its claim of a strong link between snus (smokeless tobacco) use and cancer. He labels the study as deeply flawed and warns of 'poli...

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Sweden vs. Finland: Snus, tobacco control, and public health

Sweden vs. Finland: Snus, tobacco control, and public health

Finland consistently outranks Sweden when it comes to tobacco control. But does Finland’s higher ranking translate into public health gains? Snusforumet takes a closer look. Sweden and Finland share a long ...

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EU cancer summit snubs Swedes’ lung cancer success: ‘A missed opportunity’

EU cancer summit snubs Swedes’ lung cancer success: ‘A missed opportunity’

Sweden boasts the EU’s lowest lung cancer rates, thanks largely to the prevalence of Swedish snus. Yet a high-level EU cancer conference hosted in Stockholm as part of the Swedish EU presidency failed to highl...

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Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2022

Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2022

What were the most popular stories from 2022 among Snusforumet readers during the last year? We've compiled a list of Snusforumet's most-read articles of 2022 to make it easier for readers to find, read, and s...

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Lars Rutqvist: the oncologist who wants smokers to switch to Swedish snus

Lars Rutqvist: the oncologist who wants smokers to switch to Swedish snus

In the 1980s, it was controversial to claim that snus is less harmful than smoking cigarettes, especially if you were an oncologist. But Lars Rutqvist simply wanted to let the research speak for itself. And it...

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Czech EU presidency puts focus on tobacco harm reduction

Czech EU presidency puts focus on tobacco harm reduction

The six-month Czech EU presidency, which kicks off in July 2022, is set to create a forceful proponent of tobacco harm reduction within the EU as the bloc forges ahead with efforts to draw up new tobacco regul...

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EU opens ‘call for evidence’ on nicotine pouches

EU opens ‘call for evidence’ on nicotine pouches

Nicotine consumers and tobacco harm reduction advocates can now have a direct impact on EU rules governing nicotine pouches and other tobacco products.  But they need to act by June 17th. “This is a...

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Swedish MEP: DG SANTE must clarify ‘fabricated’ nicotine pouch ban data

Swedish MEP: DG SANTE must clarify ‘fabricated’ nicotine pouch ban data

Swedish MEP Sara Skyttedal sees as “very serious” the possibility that DG SANTE “fabricated data” about member states' views on a possible nicotine pouch ban.  “It is difficult to free oneself from the susp...

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EU cancer plan Sara Skyttedal om EU:s plan mot cancer. EU's beating cancer plan.

EU cancer plan passage ‘important step’ for tobacco harm reduction: Swedish MEP

EU cancer plan passage ‘important step’ for tobacco harm reduction: Swedish MEP

The European Parliament has adopted a “historic” EU cancer plan to guide the region's fight against cancer. Swedish MEP Sara Skyttedal called the vote an “important step” in acknowledging tobacco harm reductio...