title: [Risk of lung cancer and "smoker's prophylaxis" in Austria].
abstract: The smoking habits of the Austrian population and their significance for the development of effective smoking control programmes are reported. An increasing trend in the consumption of cigarettes with a lower content of tar and nicotine can be observed as well as a slight reduction of lung cancer death-rates in Austria. An analysis shows that, at present, only the younger male age groups show a decrease of lung cancer risk. Possible relations of these findings to the improvement in the quality of cigarettes are discussed, namely the reduction in the amount of carcinogens.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001317:Austria; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D012306:Risk; D012907:Smoking
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens
vernacular_title: Lungenkrebsrisiko und "Raucherprophylaxe" in Osterreich.