The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has gained control over all tobacco products and released new finalized rules in 2016 on the oversight of them. According to Mitch Zeller, JD, director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, before the FDA’s final rule, certain tobacco products could be sold without any review of ingredients, the process of how they were made, and the potential dangers associated with them.

Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has had considerable authority for the marketing and distribution of tobacco products for some time, the agency has been much more aggressive in asserting its jurisdiction over the issue in recent years.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new information on the disparities in smoking rates among racial and ethnic groups in the United States. According to the report, despite a decline in cigarette smoking rates in adults since 1964, there are disparities in Native American, Alaska Natives, Korean, and Puerto Rican Americans.

Maintaining and restoring health through the promotion of disease screening and early detection is a vital part of nursing. That role becomes no less important after a cancer diagnosis. Patients with cancer remain at risk for other malignancies, and that risk may even increase depending on treatment regimens.

While alerting the public, and even specific demographics, about the many important healthy lifestyle choices, many Americans can easily tune out the information. With the number of different recommendations and guidelines, it can be easy for the average American to hear only white noise.

Worldwide, cancer is one of the leading causes of death, but a new study reported in PLoS One has found that most people ignore cancer warning signs, attributing them to symptoms of less serious illnesses.

A new international study reported in Nutrients has found that certain lifestyle factors—specifically, eating diets high in animal products and smoking—have the strongest association with cancer rates compared to other risk-modifying factors.