Cancer Council Victoria produces leading tobacco control research and evaluation. This ensures our work is evidence-based and that it keeps improving. In this section you’ll find a range of reports and research that influence our practice.
Smoking and Quitting in Victoria
The latest snapshot on smoking and e-cigarette use in Victoria:
Daily smoking trends in Victoria among demographic groups (2015 to 2018)
E-cigarette use and purchasing behaviour among Victorian adults: Findings from the 2018-19 and 2022 Victorian Smoking and Health Surveys (prepared Oct 2022)
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer: research & evaluation
The Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer (CBRC) monitors smoking prevalence, attitudes and behaviours, evaluates the impact of interventions and policy changes, and develops knowledge regarding the behavioural aspects of tobacco control. Topics include:
Adult and adolescent smoking attitudes and behaviours
Media and tobacco
Tobacco advertising, promotion and packaging
Smokefree policies
Other tobacco control policy research
Smoking cessation methods and programs.
The Nigel Gray Fellowship Group’s Research
The Nigel Gray Distinguished Fellow in Cancer Prevention conducts research in the following areas:
Impact of tobacco control policies on smokers
Impact of mass-disseminable smoking cessation strategies
Strategies for helping disadvantaged smokers
Theory development for understanding hard-to-maintain behaviour change
Economics of Cancer Program (CCV and Deakin Health)
Current research projects
QuitLink trial: Accessible smoking cessation support for people living with severe and enduring mental illness – in partnership with University of Newcastle, University of Melbourne, State University of New Jersey, University of Wollongong, Deakin University, Monash University (NHMRC-funded)
Supporting Quitting After Release (SQuARe) trial – Supporting people leaving smokefree prisons to stay smokefree, in partnership with the University of Melbourne and ACSO (VicHealth-funded)
Quitting with Nicotine (QuitNic) trial – Supporting people leaving smokefree residential withdrawal facilities to stay smokefree – in partnership with University of Newcastle and Turning Point (VicHealth-funded).