Healthcare costs attributable to e-cigarette use and subsequent uptake of cigarette smoking by Australians who have never smoked.

Objective New legislation to curb the rapid increase in e-cigarette use among youth is underway. We estimated the future healthcare costs for chronic diseases from e-cigarette use among never smokers who transition to tobacco smoking. Methods Using population-attributable fractions, we estimated the health expenditure attributable to e-cigarettes based on the prevalence of e-cigarette use, uptake of tobacco smoking, and risk of smoking on developing chronic disease.

Geographic distribution of malignant mesothelioma incidence and survival in Australia.

Objectives: To understand the geographic distribution of and area-level factors associated with malignant mesothelioma incidence and survival in Australia.

Materials And Methods: Generalised linear models and Bayesian spatial models were fitted using population registry data. Area-level covariates were socioeconomic quintile, remoteness category and state or territory.

Forty years of Slip! Slop! Slap! A call to action on skin cancer prevention for Australia.

This year, 2021, marks the 40th anniversary of the iconic Slip! Slop! Slap! campaign which launched Australia's status as a global leader in skin cancer prevention. Since the campaign first aired in the summer of 1980-81, notable successes have been achieved, with melanoma rates declining in younger age groups. While skin cancer prevention is rightly considered a triumph of Australian public health, challenges remain.

Early environmental exposures and life-long risk of chronic non-respiratory disease.

Exposure to environmental hazards occurs from the earliest stages of development. There are a broad range of environmental hazards, and virtually all children are exposed to these hazards during the critical period of growth and development. The burden of many chronic diseases continues to rise, and life course studies have shown that early exposure to environmental hazards is associated with non-communicable disease in later years.