Tobacco and Cancer

This book tells the fascinating story of the relationship of tobacco products to cancer, from the first discoveries to the present day cancer pandemic and regulatory activities. Although there are already excellent books and monographs on this topic, both in the popular press and as government summaries, none relate the scientific story at the level of non-specialist graduate and medical students, researchers, or educated popular science readers. In this book, with a primary focus on the United States, the editors — Stephen S Hecht and Dorothy K Hatsukami — bring together 24 renowned experts on the subject of tobacco and cancer to summarize specific aspects of this critical topic in relatively non-technical terms while also incorporating some personal insights related to the story of the discovery process. This highly authoritative book is also expected to be an excellent teaching tool and basis for a course for graduate and medical students on this important topic.Contents: PrefaceHistory of the Evolution of Tobacco Products (K Michael Cummings, Anthony Brown and Baron Philipson)Smoking and Cancer: The Early Years (Jonathan M Samet)Animal Studies of Tobacco and Cancer (Karam El-Bayoumy)Carcinogens and Toxicants in Combusted Tobacco Products and Related Cancer Risks (Irina Stepanov)Carcinogens and Toxicants in Smokeless Tobacco Products (S Jane Henley, Taylor Ellington, Stephen Stanfill, Kathi Mills and Michael J Thun)Alternative Nicotine Delivery Systems (Maciej L Goniewicz)Mechanisms and Biomarkers of Tobacco Carcinogenesis (Stephen S Hecht)Nicotine Metabolism and Its Role in Cancer (Sharon E Murphy)Ethnic Differences in the Risk of Lung Cancer Related to Cigarette Smoking (Loïc Le Marchand)Chemoprevention of Tobacco-Associated Lung Cancer (Gary D Stoner)Epidemiology of Smoking and Cancer, Recent Trends, and Benefits of Quitting (Terry Frank Pechacek)Nicotine Addiction and Its Treatment (Judith J Prochaska and Neal L Benowitz)Tobacco Control Policies (Michael P Eriksen and Carrie F Whitney)The Role of Tobacco Regulation in Addressing Cancer From Tobacco Products (David L Ashley)Tobacco Endgame (Kenneth E Warner)IndexReadership: Non-specialist graduate and medical students, researchers, or educated popular science reader.Tobacco and Cancer;Tobacco Carcinogenesis;Tobacco Use History;Epidemiology and Tobacco Use;Tobacco Carcinogens and Toxicants;Smokeless Tobacco;Cigarettes;Electronic Cigarettes;Alternative Nicotine Delivery Systems;Chemoprevention of Tobacco Caused Lung Cancer;Tobacco Addiction;Tobacco Use Treatment;Tobacco Control Policies;Tobacco Product Regulations;Tobacco Endgame0Key Features:Unique summary of the science written by experts for the non-expertAnswers the question: how does tobacco cause cancer?Describes current approaches to end the tobacco and cancer pandemicWritten by a team of renowned scientists who are experts on tobacco and cancerTells the story of tobacco and cancer from the first discoveries to the present day