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Cancers associated with smoking are caused “almost entirely for profit”, England’s chief medical officer has said. In a lecture to Gresham College, Professor Chris Whitty said that there had been “almost no improvement” in lung cancer mortality over time and that it was a “largely preventable” cancer. More people could die this year from smoking than Covid-19, he said. He also raised concern about “slow” advances in medical science for dementia. Prof Whitty said: “This is now the UK’s number one killer from cancer – over one in five people who die from cancer will die ...

Professor Chris Whitty said that more people could die this year from smoking than Covid.

Professor Chris Whitty said that more people could die this year from smoking than Covid.

Cancers associated with smoking are caused “almost entirely for profit”, England’s chief medical officer has said. In a lecture to Gresham College, Professor Chris Whitty said that there had been “almost no improvement” in lung cancer mortality over time and that it was a “largely preventable” cancer. More people could die this year from smoking than Covid-19, he said. He also raised concern about “slow” advances in medical science for dementia. Prof Whitty said: “This is now the UK’s number one killer from cancer – over one in five people who die from cancer will die ...

Chris Whitty today attacked tobacco companies who 'kill for profit' as he warned that smoking has caused more deaths than Covid in the past year. England's chief medical officer said lung cancer, the UK's the most common cancer killer, is 'almost entirely' caused by greedy cigarette firms making money from addiction. He added that smoking killed more than 90,000 people in the country last year – compared to around 80,000 deaths caused by Covid-19. In a lecture on public health at Gresham College, Professor Whitty said he found the 'dismal' survival rates for people with lung cancer very ups...