L’ús de cigarretes electròniques entre les persones joves de la Unió Europea s’ha duplicat en l’última dècada, mentre que el consum de pipa d’aigua ha caigut a menys de la meitat. Aquesta és una de les principals conclusions d’un estudi coliderat per la Unitat de Control del Tabac (UCT) de l’Institut Català d’Oncologia (ICO) i […]
Dr. Cristina Martinez and Dr. Olena Tigova researchers at the Tobacco Control Unit (TCU) of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), once again took part as lecturers in the course Introduction to Implementation Science, organised by the School of Public Health of Mexico as part of its Public Health and Epidemiology Continuing Education Programme (PASPE).
UCT Delivers Implementation Science Training at Mexico’s School of Public Health Read More »
Les persones fumadores tenen un risc 2,7 vegades superior de desenvolupar càncer d’esòfag que les persones que no han fumat mai, segons un estudi coliderat per la Unitat de Control del Tabac (UCT) de l’Institut Català d’Oncologia i publicat a la revista European Journal of Public Health. La investigació, basada en més de 125.000 casos,
A new editorial in Tobacco Control marks the 20th anniversary of the Tobacco Control Scale (TCS), a tool that has helped track and compare tobacco control policy implementation across Europe since 2006. Over two decades, the TCS has become a key resource for researchers, advocates and policymakers, highlighting policy gaps and encouraging countries to strengthen
20 years of the Tobacco Control Scale: a benchmark for stronger tobacco control Read More »
En els darrers anys, la conscienciació social sobre la necessitat de protegir la població dels efectes nocius del fum ambiental del tabac, juntament amb la imminent modificació de la llei del tabac, que preveu l’ampliació dels espais lliures de fum, ha impulsat diversos ajuntaments catalans a adoptar normatives de «platges sense fum». Però fins a
The Spanish Council of Ministers has approved the new Tobacco Control Bill, a legislative update that expands smoke-free environments, strengthens the protection of children and adolescents, and adapts regulations to new tobacco-related products. The bill will now be submitted to Parliament for debate and approval. The reform is part of Spain’s 2024-2027 Comprehensive Tobacco Prevention
On 4 December 2026, the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) will host, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), the 8th ICO-WHO Symposium on Tobacco Control, a landmark event that will bring together health professionals, researchers, policymakers and other experts to discuss the key challenges in tobacco prevention and control. Under the theme The
SAVE THE DATE: 8th ICO-WHO Symposium on Tobacco Control Read More »
The Tobacco Control Unit of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) participated in the 44th Annual Meeting of the Spanish Society of Epidemiology (SEE), held under the theme “Advancing Equity for Public Health for the Entire Population.” This scientific meeting is one of the leading forums for knowledge exchange in the fields of public health
The Tobacco Control Unit of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) is opening a new call to recruit one person to join its team from July 1 to 31, 2026, within the framework of a European project aimed at evaluating smoke-free beach policies in municipalities across the province of Barcelona. This opportunity offers the chance
The Tobacco Control Unit (UCT) of the Catalan Institute of Oncology has actively participated in the 2026 General Assembly of the Joint Action PreventNCD , a key event in the European field of non-communicable diseases (NCD) prevention . The meeting, held in Rome on 9, 10 and 11 June, brought together representatives of the 25
