Cancer (health and wellbeing needs in South Tyneside)

Key guidance from NICE identifies best practice regarding treatment.

Key guidance from the Northern Cancer Alliance identifies local NE local activity.

Tobacco smoking remains the biggest preventable cause of death and disease in the UK with over 8 million (20% of adults) Britons still smoking. Of the 80,000 deaths per year attributed to smoking, approximately 50% are caused by respiratory disease. 5% of hospital admissions are attributable to smoking, and smoking is estimated to cost society ~£13.4billion/ year. There is clear evidence from NICE and the British Thoracic Society that smoke-free hospitals and helping people to stop smoking prior to their elective surgery are key priorities to health "treat" smoking in patients.

Alcohol brief interventions have been reviewed and recommended.