INTRODUCTION More than 60 years have now passed since epidemiological studies first
linked tobacco smoking to lung cancer; the 50-year anniversaries of the 1962 Royal College …

Today's global tobacco epidemic may represent one of the first instances of the globalization
of a noninfectious cause of disease. This article focuses on the first century of the global …

Other major achievements include strengthening of the international nongovernmental
movement against tobacco, for example, continuing and expanded world conferences on …

Much has been learned about the tobacco epidemic, including its consequences, effective
measures to control it, and the actors involved. This article identifies lessons learned that are …

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This review covers global deaths, prevalence, consumption, tobacco economics, obstacles
to tobacco control and tobacco control action in the tobacco epidemic. It highlights that 80 …

The prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCD) have been largely
neglected, although these conditions have become the primary cause of global mortality. In …

A new paradigm is needed for the epidemics of the 21st century. The tobacco epidemic has
shown that the curative-based medical model is insufficient to reduce the use of tobacco …

Tobacco use kills 5 million citizens globaly every year. The World Health Organization
(WHO) projects that the number of deaths will double just 15 years from now. Tobacco will …

Background The tobacco epidemic is a global challenge demanding concerted global and
national action. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) …