id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_476nlhgp25afdob63fst4tx5ki Richard F. Oppeltz Tobacco and the Escalating Global Cancer Burden 2011 8 .pdf application/pdf 6934 555 58 The global burden of cancer is escalating as a result of dramatic increases in the use of tobacco in the developing world. Tobacco smoking-attributable deaths extends beyond cancer and include stroke, heart attack and COPD. must be implemented to reduce tobacco use and prevent global mortality that has escalated to epidemic levels. tax policies are highly effective measures to control tobacco use. The global burden of cancer is escalating, largely due to dramatic increases in the use of tobacco in less developed nations and developing countries, tobacco use is increasing at about The increasing incidence of cancer in developing countries reflects a transition in the global burden of disease The World Health Organization (WHO) has led international strategies to eradicate tobacco use. [14] WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2009: Implementing Smoke-Free Environments, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 2009. of the cigarette epidemic in developed countries," Tobacco ./cache/work_476nlhgp25afdob63fst4tx5ki.pdf ./txt/work_476nlhgp25afdob63fst4tx5ki.txt