Background Despite the high global burden of diseases caused by tobacco, valid and
comparable prevalence data for patterns of adult tobacco use and factors influencing use …

Cigarette smoking and other forms of tobacco use impose a large and growing global public
health burden. Worldwide, tobacco use is estimated to kill about 5 million people annually …

Cytisine, a natural plant alkaloid, has been marketed in Central and Eastern Europe for over
40 years for the clinical management of smoking cessation. Despite the fact that cytisine has …

Background At least 75% of head and neck cancers are attributable to a combination of
cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking. A precise understanding of the independent …

Background Although most cardiovascular disease occurs in low-income and middle-
income countries, little is known about the use of effective secondary prevention medications …

Background To evaluate the dose–response relationship between cigarette smoking and
pancreatic cancer and to examine the effects of temporal variables. Methods We analyzed …

Abstract Analysis of gene expression data suggests that breast cancers are divisible into
molecular subtypes which have distinct clinical features. This study evaluates whether …

Since the previous version of the European Code Against Cancer was created [1], the
European Union has expanded its number of Member States and next year (in 2004) will …

Background There are substantial social inequalities in adult male mortality in many
countries. Smoking is often more prevalent among men of lower social class, education, or …

Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus has been associated with an excess risk of pancreatic
cancer, but the magnitude of the risk and the time–risk relationship are unclear, and there is …