Smoke-Free Laws Reduce New Cases of Lung Cancer

New cases of lung cancer were reduced in communities with strong smoke-free workplace laws according to a recent study done in University of Kentucky BREATHE (Bridging Research Efforts and Advocacy Toward Healthy Environments). Ellen Hahn, Ph.D., director of BREATHE and professor in the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, and her team studied whether new cases of lung cancer in Kentucky were lower, higher, or stable in communities with smoke-free laws. "Kentucky has one of the highest ...