Cigarette Smoking and Lung Cancer : Pediatric Roots
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-08-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A vast array of data suggests that early age of smoking onset enhances the risk for development of lung cancer in adulthood.
Initiation of smoking at a young age may influence the development of lung cancer because of its effect on duration of smoking.
Early onset of smoking also may serve as an independent risk factor.
It may increase the likelihood that smoking occurs during a critical period of development that enhances susceptibility to the adverse effects of cancer causing agents in cigarette smoke, thereby facilitating the initiation of the carcinogenic process.
While evidence for the latter hypothesis derives from a variety of sources, definitive proof has proven elusive.
Whether or not early age of smoking serves as an independent risk factor for lung carcinogenesis, the consensus of the public health community is that prevention of smoking onset at a young age and early cessation are keys to stemming the current lung cancer pandemic.
Population approaches to tobacco prevention and control, such as measures contained in the World Health Organization Framework Convention Tobacco Control Treaty, offer the best opportunity, on the scale needed, to create a smoke-free world and bring an end to the pandemic of tobacco-related disease.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hymowitz, Norman. 2012. Cigarette Smoking and Lung Cancer : Pediatric Roots. Lung Cancer International،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hymowitz, Norman. Cigarette Smoking and Lung Cancer : Pediatric Roots. Lung Cancer International No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Hymowitz, Norman. Cigarette Smoking and Lung Cancer : Pediatric Roots. Lung Cancer International. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-498342
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-498342