Stoptober is an NHS campaign which tries to encourage people to stop smoking during the month of October. “The 2013 campaign, which is led by Public Health England, saw 250,000 people take part and 65% of those who took part successfully quit for 28 days.” The campaign targets anyone who smokes, as they want smokers to live a healthier lifestyle. The campaign states that quitting smoking for 28 days means that you are 5 times more likely to quit for good!

A person who want to take part in the campaign can sign up on the website so that the can receive support as they go through the month!

Cancer research help fund research for more than 200 types of cancer, from the most common including breast, bowel, lung and prostate cancers to less common types of cancer. Due to more than 10 years of research more than 400 people who are diagnosed with cancer everyday will now survive. Lung cancer being the

second most common cancer and is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the UK, cancer research has helped to prevent the disease through campaigns to reduce the number of people smoking.
How cancer research has made a difference so far:
Paved the way for some of the drugs that have had the biggest impact on treating this disease – including cisplatin, carboplatin, pemetrexed (Alimta), etoposide, erlotinib (Tarceva) and gefitinib (Iressa).
Pushed for policies to cut smoking across the UK, such as smoke free workplaces, helping thousands of smokers to quit and stopping children from starting the habit.
Tracked the links between asbestos exposure and the lung cancer mesothelioma, laying the foundations for laws protecting future generations from the disease.
Fought hard for standardised cigarette packaging to help give children one less reason to start smoking.
Supported influential long-term studies that showed the risks of smoking – the single biggest