Abstract Lung cancer killed approximately 1,590,000 persons in 2012 and currently is the
leading cause of cancer death worldwide. There is large variation in mortality rates across …

Cancer burden worldwide is projected to rise from 14 million new cases in 2012 to 24 million
in 2035. Although the greatest increases will be in developing countries, where cancer …

Summary Background In China, there are more than 300 million male smokers. Tobacco
taxation reduces smoking-related premature deaths and increases government revenues …

Background: Transnational tobacco companies (TTCs) have a well-established presence in
Southeast Asia and are now targeting other low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) …

In the 2013 issue of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Diabetes Atlas, the
prevalence of diabetes in the Western Pacific (WP) Region was reported to be 8.6% in 2013 …

Context Tobacco smoking is a major worldwide cause of morbidity and mortality from
various diseases, including urologic diseases. Objective We reviewed, at global and …

Abstract Background Several Asian countries have implemented pictorial health warnings
on cigarette packs as suggested by the World Health Organization with various policies …

For many decades, the international tobacco industry has set its sights on Asia, due to the
large population numbers, the high prevalence of male smokers who might shift to its …

Objective The role of cigarette smoking as an independent risk factor for patients with
nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is controversial. We attempted to provide evidence of a …

The FAMILY Cohort is a longitudinal study of health, happiness and family harmony (the
'3Hs') at individual, household and neighbourhood levels in Hong Kong. Using a family …