Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, USC Institute for Global Health, University of Southern California, 2001 North Soto Street, Suite 330A, MC9239, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9239, USA.
Thorac Surg Clin. 2013 May;23(2):103-12. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2013.01.009. Epub 2013 Feb 13.
Tobacco smoking is the world's leading cause of avoidable premature mortality, reflecting the potent toxicity of tobacco smoke inhaled by smokers for decades. In the twentieth century, lung cancer was an early sentinel of the emergence of the still persisting epidemic of tobacco-caused disease. Smoking has declined in many countries, particularly the high-income countries, but low- and middle-income countries remain at risk because of the aggressive tactics of tobacco multinationals. The World Health Organization treaty, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, is a critical factor in countering these tactics and precipitating the end of the global epidemic of tobacco smoking.
吸烟是世界范围内可避免的导致早逝的首要原因，这反映了吸烟者数十年来吸入的烟草烟雾的强烈毒性。在 20 世纪，肺癌是仍在持续流行的烟草相关疾病出现的早期警报。在许多国家，吸烟率已经下降，尤其是在高收入国家，但由于跨国烟草公司的积极策略，低收入和中等收入国家仍然面临风险。世界卫生组织的《烟草控制框架公约》是应对这些策略并促成全球吸烟流行终结的关键因素。
