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[Epidemiology of lung cancer. The tobacco epidemic]
1Unité de Cancérologie thoracique, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France. jean.tredaniel@sls.aphp.fr
Abstract:
Use of tobacco has been identified as the major preventable cause of death in man. Tobacco smoking leads to 66,000 deaths annually in France. The prevalence of smoking varies throughout the world and is subject to change. A model has been described which shows different stages of the tobacco epidemic. In France, about 30% of the adult population is still smoking. However, the proportion of regular smokers is steadily decreasing.
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