Tobacco smoking: the leading cause of preventable disease worldwide.

摘要: Tobacco smoking is the world's leading cause of avoidable premature mortality, reflecting potent toxicity tobacco smoke inhaled by smokers for decades. In twentieth century, lung cancer was an early sentinel emergence still persisting epidemic tobacco-caused disease. Smoking has declined in many countries, particularly high-income but low- and middle-income countries remain at risk because aggressive tactics multinationals. The World Health Organization treaty, Framework Convention on Control, a critical factor countering these precipitating end global smoking.