In advance of Monday’s Allegheny County Council Committee on Health & Human Services’ consideration of a proposed regulation to bring laws regarding e-cigarettes in line… Read more
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Our Biggest Cancer Win is Threatened
One of the cancer community’s biggest “wins” in the past decade has been shifting public attitudes about smoking cigarettes. It’s now widely viewed as an… Read more
From Smoker to Runner: UPMC X-Ray Tech Wants to Run in All 50 States
UPMC Shadyside’s Kristy Brown quit a pack-a-day smoking habit in 2010 because she wanted to run her next marathon faster and stronger. Today, the 36-year-old x-ray technologist… Read more
In the News: Heavy Smokers May Soon Be Eligible for Annual Lung Cancer Screenings
Annual lung cancer screenings may soon be available for certain patients with a current or past history of heavy smoking, according to a recent recommendation… Read more
UPMC implements smoke free shifts
Before Carolyn Krachkowski quit smoking, she could not finish eating a meal with friends at a restaurant without excusing herself from the table to smoke… Read more