The complexity of tobacco smoke leads to some confusion about the mechanisms by which
it causes lung cancer. Among the multiple components of tobacco smoke, 20 carcinogens …

The devastating link between tobacco products and human cancers results from a powerful
alliance of two factors—nicotine and carcinogens. Without either one of these, tobacco …

We conducted a systematic meta‐analysis of observational studies on cigarette smoking
and cancer from 1961 to 2003. The aim was to quantify the risk for 13 cancer sites …

Secondhand smoke exposure (SHSe) is a known cause of many adverse health effects in
adults and children. Increasingly, SHSe assessment is an element of tobacco control …

Despite overwhelming evidence of tobacco's harmful effects and pressure from anti-smoking
advocates, current surveys show that about one-quarter of all adults in the United States are …

Measurement of human urinary carcinogen metabolites is a practical approach for obtaining
important information about tobacco and cancer. This review presents currently available …

Aims Few frameworks have addressed work‐force diversity, inequities and inequalities as
part of a comprehensive approach to eliminating tobacco‐related health disparities. This …

Much of what is known about the deleterious effects of tobacco use on health was learned
from epidemiologic studies over the last half century. These studies establish unequivocally …

Approximately one-fourth of all cigarettes sold in the United States are mentholated. An
understanding of the consequences, patterns, and correlates of menthol cigarette use can …

We previously reported that the metabolism of cotinine, the proximate metabolite of nicotine,
is significantly slower in black than in white cigarette smokers. To understand why the …