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‘Smokefree generation’ could slash lung cancer deaths – Expert Reaction

‘Smokefree generation’ could slash lung cancer deaths – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 October 202404 October 2024

Creating a generation of people who never smoke could prevent 1.2 million deaths from lung cancer globally, according to new […]

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Cancer: the cost of a life – NZH special series

In the News  |  Published: 13 November 201528 March 2016

This week the New Zealand Herald has run an extensive five-part series – in print and online – delving deep […]

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Indigenous cancer inequalities compared – In the news

In the News  |  Published: 16 October 201528 March 2016

The gap in overall cancer rates between Māori and other New Zealanders is more pronounced than that between indigenous and non-indigenous […]

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Diesel engine exhaust: carcinogenic to humans

In the News  |  Published: 14 June 201214 June 2012

A World Health Organisation agency has unanimously decided, based on the available evidence, that diesel fumes are linked to cancer. […]

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Cancer risk test for smokers could be offered at pharmacies

In the News  |  Published: 10 March 201110 March 2011

A scientist who helped develop a cheek swab genetic test for lung cancer risk is calling for it to be […]

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NZ Herald: Foreign teams to work on promising NZ cancer drug

In the News  |  Published: 25 February 2011

Martin Johnston writes in the New Zealand Herald about a ‘stealth’ anti-cancer drug, developed by Auckland University researchers, which is […]

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