Presents findings from the American Cancer Society Cancer Prevention Study and other research to discuss trends in smoking prevalence, cessation, disease consequence, and mortality. The exposure-response relationship between cigarette smoking and negative health outcomes is also reviewed.
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National Cancer Institute. Changes in Cigarette Related Disease Risks and Their Implications for Prevention and Control. Tobacco Control Monograph No. 8. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. NIH Pub. No. 97-4213, February 1997.
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Chapters and key topics covered within each chapter are listed below. Chapters generally include an introductory section, details on methodology, a chapter summary, research needs, and a reference list.
- Tribute (PDF, 256 KB)
- Foreword (PDF, 64 KB)
- Preface (PDF, 96 KB)
- Acknowledgments (PDF, 96 KB)
- Chapter 1. Introduction, Summary, and Conclusions (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Trends in Smoking Prevalence
- Trends in Smoking Cessation
- Disease Consequences of Smoking
- Changes in Disease Risk Over Time
- Cessation
- Public Health Implications
- Chapter 2. Cigarette Smoking Behavior in the United States (PDF, 8.1 MB)
- Timing of Events Linked to Smoking Behavior
- Methods
- Results
- Prevalence of Ever-Smoking, by Birth Cohort
- Prevalence of Current Smoking, by Birth Cohort
- Smoking Cessation Rates, by Birth Cohort
- Chapter 3. The American Cancer Society Cancer Prevention Study I: 12-Year Followup of 1 Million Men and Women (PDF, 5 MB)
- Methods
- Analysis of CPS-I Data Set
- Results
- Chapter 4. Trends in Tobacco Smoking and Mortality From Cigarette Use in Cancer Prevention Studies I (1959 Through 1965) and II (1982 Through 1988) (PDF, 320 KB)
- Subjects and Methods
- Results
- Chapter 5. Age and the Exposure-Response Relationships Between Cigarette Smoking and Premature Death in Cancer Prevention Study II (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Background and Issues Considered
- Subjects and Methods
- Results
- Chapter 6. Smoking and Mortality: The Kaiser Permanente Experience (PDF, 160 KB)
- Study Population and Methods
- Results
- Comment
- Chapter 7. Former Cigarette Smoking and Mortality Among U.S. Veterans: A 26-Year Followup, 1954 to 1980 (PDF, 160 KB)
- Methods
- Results
- Chapter 8. Smoking Cessation and Decreased Risks of Total Mortality, Stroke, and Coronary Heart Disease Incidence Among Women: A Prospective Cohort Study (PDF, 160 KB)
- Methods
- Results