Changing Epidemic of Lung Cancer & Tobacco and Situation of Tobacco Control 
in China

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death and morbidity in China. Smoking and exposure to secondhand smoking closely related to lung cancer. Recently, series policies of tobacco control and lung cancer prevention was carried out. However, burden of lung cancer is still serious, and smoking ra...

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Published inZhongguo fei ai za zhi Vol. 20; no. 8; pp. 505 - 510
Main Authors Zou, Xiaonong, Jia, Manman, Wang, Xin, Zhi, Xiuyi
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China Chinese Anti-Cancer Association; Chinese Antituberculosis Association 20.08.2017
Subjects
China - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Lung neoplasms
Lung Neoplasms - epidemiology
Lung Neoplasms - etiology
Male
Nicotiana - adverse effects
Secondhand smoking
Smoking
Smoking - adverse effects
Tobacco control
Tobacco Smoke Pollution - adverse effects
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Summary:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death and morbidity in China. Smoking and exposure to secondhand smoking closely related to lung cancer. Recently, series policies of tobacco control and lung cancer prevention was carried out. However, burden of lung cancer is still serious, and smoking rate in male is still very high, and in never smokers exposure to secondhand smoking is still very extensive. In this paper, epidemic situation of lung cancer, smoking and second hand smoking are described, at the same time, current implementations of tobacco control policies are summarized.
ISSN:1009-3419
1999-6187
DOI:10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2017.08.01