October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. While death rates from breast cancer have dropped 44% since 1989—thanks to earlier screening, increased awareness, and better treatments—incidence rates are gradually rising.
The World Health Organization’s theme for this year, “Unmasking the Appeal,” exposes the tobacco and nicotine industries’ tactics to make their harmful products seem enticing. Learn a few unappealing effects of patient tobacco use on healthcare providers and the beauty of cessation.