A new analysis has revealed this smoking There could be around 300,000 cancer cases in the UK in the next 5 years. Cancer Research UK said the “magnitude of harm” caused by cigarettes and tobacco “cannot be ignored”. The charity estimates that around 160 cancer cases will be diagnosed every day in the UK in 2023. All these cases can be attributed to smoking.

Analysis published by the charity on Monday estimates that if conditions continue there could be 296,661 new cases of cancer across the UK by 2029. The study estimates the number of cancer cases caused by smoking before the end of this parliamentary term, which researchers estimate to be July 2029.

There are estimated to be 243,045 cases in England, 29,365 in Scotland, 15,161 in Wales and 9,090 in Northern Ireland. In total, 2,846 cancer cases in the UK may be attributable to exposure to smoke in people who have never smoked.

Speaking to the media, Dr Ian Walker, the charity’s policy executive director, said: “Tobacco kills two-thirds of its users. “The magnitude of the harm caused by smoking cannot be ignored and these figures highlight the lives that are at stake.”

“We know that government intervention reduces smoking rates. “Raising the age of sale of tobacco products and funding cessation services will help protect people from a life-long, deadly and costly addiction,” he said.

As well as this, the charity is urging all MPs to vote in favor of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill – which would stop anyone born after January 1, 2009, from legally vaping. After this the age for purchasing tobacco will gradually increase. Along with this, MPs are being urged to support the plan to make the UK the first country to eliminate smoking.

Professor Chris Whitty, England’s chief medical officer, has said Britain going “smoke free” would reduce stillbirths and asthma among children. This will also reduce the cases of cancer, stroke, heart disease and dementia.

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