title: [Smoking in a risk society: 50 years after the Surgeon General's report].
abstract: Exactly 50 years ago, the U.S. Surgeon General explicitly warned about health damage caused by cigarette smoking. His 1964 report is often regarded as a definitive breakthrough in the battle against lung cancer. This report is worth remembering, not so much as a milestone of medical progress, but rather as marking the origin of new disease patterns and a new health culture. As such, the report may prompt reflection on the foundations of our healthcare system and the mission of medicine in the 21st century.
authors.affiliation: Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, Julius Centrum voor Gezondheidswetenschappen en Eerstelijns Geneeskunde, afd. Medical Humanities, Utrecht.
authors.forename: Timo C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Bolt
authors.forename: Frank G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Huisman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends