Tobacco use is the single most important risk factor for lung cancer and the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in Utah and the U.S. Utah adult and youth tobacco use rates remain the lowest in the nation. The prevalence of tobacco use varies significantly among different population groups and socio-demographic characteristics such as race, ethnicity, geographic location, income and education level, gender, and sexual orientation, many of which correlate with other health disparities. UCAN supports partners who work to reduce tobacco use and tobacco-related disease in Utah though education, policy changes, and cessation and control programs.
