Global Public Health Perspective on the Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Lung Cancer Incidence
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Global Public Health Perspective on the Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Lung Cancer Incidence

Liangwang Xiao 1*
1 School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA, 85282
*Corresponding author: lxiao27@asu.edu
Published on 24 July 2025
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Abstract

Lung cancer is one of the most deadly effects of tobacco smoking, which continues to be one of the world's top avoidable causes of death. This paper examines the relationship between smoking prevalence and lung cancer incidence from a global public health perspective. By using a literature review approach to summarize and analyze epidemiological studies from several countries and regions, the results show that there is a significant positive correlation between smoking prevalence and lung cancer incidence. Even after taking into account variables such as economic level and educational attainment, smoking remains a major risk factor for lung cancer. The study also suggests that the implementation of comprehensive tobacco control policies (including increasing tobacco tax rates, banning smoking in public places, and health warning labels) could be effective in reducing smoking prevalence and further reducing the incidence of lung cancer cases. This study emphasizes the importance of continuing to promote tobacco control policies and health education globally, and provides strong theoretical support and empirical evidence for future lung cancer prevention and control.

Keywords:

smoking, lung cancer, public health, risk factors, tobacco control policy

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Xiao,L. (2025). Global Public Health Perspective on the Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Lung Cancer Incidence. Theoretical and Natural Science,131,8-13.

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[10]. Lee, H., et al. (2022). Economic evaluation of tobacco control policies. Journal of Health Economics, 59(2), 213–230.

References

[1]. World Health Organization. (2021). Tobacco and cancer: Fact sheet. https: //www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/tobacco

[2]. Smith, A., & Chen, L. (2018). Global smoking patterns and lung cancer mortality: A comparative study. Journal of Public Health, 22(4), 455–469.

[3]. Johnson, R. (2020). Tobacco use and disease burden: A review of longitudinal evidence. Epidemiology Review, 35(2), 89–103.

[4]. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2014). The health consequences of smoking—50 years of progress: A report of the Surgeon General. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https: //www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/50th-anniversary/

[5]. Our World in Data. (2023). Smoking and lung cancer statistics by country. https: //ourworldindata.org/smoking

[6]. Brown, T., et al. (2019). Lung cancer trends in the 21st century: A global perspective. International Journal of Cancer Research, 44(3), 245–260.

[7]. Marmot, M. (2015). The health gap: The challenge of an unequal world. Bloomsbury Publishing. https: //www.bloomsbury.com/us/health-gap-9781632860781/

[8]. GBD 2019 Risk Factors Collaborators. (2020). Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: A systematic analysis. The Lancet, 396(10258), 1223–1249. https: //www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(20)30752-2/fulltext

[9]. World Health Organization. (2019). MPOWER: Measuring progress in tobacco control. https: //www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241516204

[10]. Lee, H., et al. (2022). Economic evaluation of tobacco control policies. Journal of Health Economics, 59(2), 213–230.

Cite this article

Xiao,L. (2025). Global Public Health Perspective on the Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Lung Cancer Incidence. Theoretical and Natural Science,131,8-13.

Data availability

The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study will be available from the authors upon reasonable request.

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