title: [Impact of tobacco on bronchopulmonary affections: magnitude of the problem].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Tobacco smoking is frequent in the world affecting 20 à 50% of the population but with a decrease in occidental countries due to a huge effort based on sensiblisation and anti-tobacco decisions.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To review the impact of tobacco on bronchopulmonary affections.
  
  
  METHODS
  A narrative review of literature
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the next future, yearly tobacco-related deaths could increase from 4.2 millions in 2000 to 10 millions in 2025-2030 making smoking as the main evitable cause of deaths by respiratory diseases. Lung cancer is the leading killer cancer. Tobacco is the most frequent cause of respiratory diseases. It is responsible of 80 to 90% of deaths by chronic obstructive pneumobronchopathiy (COPD) and 80 to 85% deaths by bronchopulmonary cancer.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Tobacco is a « chronic disease » necessitating management with advices and medical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Hopital Aberrrahman Mami, Ariana, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: El Fekih
authors.forename: Anissa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berraies
authors.forename: Agnes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamzaoui
authors.forename: Soraya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fenniche
authors.forename: Mohamed Lamine
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Megdiche
authors.forename: Hamouda
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Boussen
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014943:Global Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug / Q000458:organization & administration; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019460:Tobacco Industry / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology