Joining together against tobacco: The biggest cause of cancer has no place in our future – Cancer Research UK

Handing in our petition to Quantity 10  

We launched our petition in Could, marking World No Tobacco Day, to the Prime Minister asking him to higher fund give up smoking companies and public well being campaigns to assist individuals within the UK give up smoking and stop most cancers throughout all nations. 

After practically 4 months of campaigning, the petition had the assist of just about 14,000 campaigners in addition to 21 organisations from throughout the charity and well being sectors. Along with the petition, 53 cross-party MPs, Lords and Councillors signed a complimentary letter to the Prime Minister, asking him to assist our name for a Smokefree Fund.  

Stop extra cancers from occurring 

Sadly, tobacco remains to be the primary reason behind most cancers and demise within the UK, killing one particular person each 5 minutes within the UK. Subsequent month is Stoptober, a marketing campaign encouraging individuals to give up smoking, however individuals want the proper instruments and assist to succeed. The bulk of people that smoke wish to give up, but not everybody has entry to give up smoking companies of their native areas, largely because of funding cuts.  

Extra must be performed. We’d like daring motion and funding to save lots of lives throughout the UK.  

Within the present economic system, this cash doesn’t want to return from the taxpayer—as an alternative the tobacco trade ought to be made to foot the invoice for the harm it triggers.