About this resource:
Source: Office of the Surgeon General
Last Reviewed: 2010
Workgroups: Tobacco Use Workgroup, Cancer Workgroup
This Surgeon General’s report considers the biologic processes and the behaviors that lead tobacco smoke to cause disease. It considers the evidence on whether specific processes are important in producing diseases caused by tobacco smoke. The evidence is important to:
- Understand how smoking causes disease
- Identify susceptible people
- Assess possible risks of tobacco products
The evidence is also relevant to achieving tobacco-related goals in the Healthy People initiative.
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Suggested Citation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Surgeon General. (2010). How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-Attributable Disease. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK53017/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK53017.pdf [PDF - 17.7 MB]
