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Tobacco and China: The worst is yet to come
Author(s) -
Paskett Electra D.,
Bernardo Brittany M.,
Khuri Fadlo R.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.29600
Subject(s) - china , medicine , tobacco use , environmental health , secondhand smoke , tobacco smoke , law , political science , population
In this special issue of Cancer , we feature a telling, and we believe insightful, glimpse into the impact tobacco use has had on China. Together, the articles presented paint a grim picture of the future of tobacco‐related cancers in China unless immediate, comprehensive measures are implemented within the country to significantly reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.