The United States National Cancer Institute and the science of tobacco control research.
U.S. efforts to control tobacco use and tobacco-related morbidity and mortality have been reasonably successful over the past 3 decades, during which there has been a 34% reduction in adult smoking. Nevertheless, tobacco use remains a significant public health problem in the U.S., with more than 430,000 tobacco-related deaths per year and over one fourth of the population continuing to smoke. Many organizations are involved in tobacco-use control activities, the most broadly focused of which is that of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The NCI's program is described and its emphasis on a data-based decision matrix in its approach to tobacco and cancer control research and applications of research is discussed. Finally, future approaches to tobacco-use control in the U.S. are suggested.
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National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892.
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D005544:Forecasting; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D012106:Research; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014481:United States