Selected developments and events related to smoking and health, 1950-2010
Lajos Pákozdi, M.D.
1950: Doll, W. Richard, - Hill, A. Bradford: Smoking and Carcinoma of the Lung. Br. Med. J. 2. 4682: 739-748, 1950.
1952: Doll, R.., Hill, A.B.: A study of the etiology of carcinoma of the lung. Br. Med. J. 2. 1271. 1952.
1954: Doll, R.., Hill, A. B.: The mortality of doctors in relation to their smoking habits. Br. Med. J. 228, (4877): 1451-1455, 1954
1956: Doll, R.,, Hill, A.B.: Lung cancer and other causes of death in relation to smoking. Br. Med. J. 2. 1071. 1956.
1962: Royal College of Physicians. Smoking and Health. Summary and Report of the Royal College of Physicians of London on Smoking in relation to cancer of the lung and other diseases. New York. Pitman Publishing Company. 1962. (Robert Platt: President of Royal College of Physicians.).
1964: Report of the Surgeon General. Smoking and Health. (Luther Leonidas Terry.)
* Hammond, E. C.: Smoking in relation to mortality and morbidity. Findings in first thirty-four months of follow-up in a prospective study started in 1959. J. Nat. Cancer Inst, 32, 5, 1161, 1964.
1966: Hammond, E. C.: Smoking in relation to the death rates of one million men and women. In Haenszel, W. (Editor) : Epidemiological approaches to the study of cancer and other diseases. (pp. 127-204) 1966.
* The Framingham heart study. Habits and coronary heart disease. Bethesda. Ma. 1966.
* Dawber, T. R., Kannel, W. B.: The Framingham study an epidemiological approaches to coronary heart disease. Circulation. 34 (4): 553. l966.
1967: 1st World Conference on Tobacco and Health. New York. -- R. F. Kennedy's declaration: “The tobacco industry produces deadly weapons and makes its profits through human sacrifice - The leaders of tobacco concerns lack all social responsibility!”
1971: Report of the Surgeon General. The Health Consequences of Smoking .
* 1st European Conference on Smoking and Health. Bad Homburg. (Germany).
* 2nd World Conference on Tobacco and Health. London.
1972: Report of the Surgeon General: The Health Consequences of Smoking.
* Hirayama, T.: Smoking in relation to the death rates of 265 118 men and women in Japan. American Cancer Society's Fourteenth Science Writer's Seminar. Clearwater Beach. Florida. 1972.
* Paun, D.: Smokestop! - How stop? (Schluss mit dem Rauchen - aber wie?) Berlin. 1972-1973-1976.
1973: Butler, R. N.: Smoking in pregnancy and subsequent child development. Br. Med. Journal. 4. 573-575. 1973
1974: Cooley, J. R. T.: Influence of passive smoking and parental phlegm on pneumonia and bronchitis in early childhood. The Lancet, 7888. 2 . 1031. 1974.
1975: Smoking and its effects on health. Report of a WHO Expert Committee.
* 3rd World Conference on Smoking and Health. New York.
1976: Legislative action to combat smoking around the World. WHO. Geneva.
1977: Smoking legislation in Europe. Joint Conference of the Finnish Anti-Tuberculosis Association and the Europe Region of the international Union Against Tuberculosis. Helsinki-Hanasaari. 1977.
1979: Report of the Surgeon General. Smoking and Health.
* Controlling the smoking epidemic. Report of the WHO Expert Committee on smoking control.
* 4th World Conference on Smoking and Health. Stockholm.
1980: World Health Day: Smoking or Health, choice is yours.
* Report of the Surgeon General. WOMEN.
1981: Hirayama, T.: Non-smoking wives of heavy smokers have a higher risk of lung cancer. A study from Japan. Br. Med. J. 282. 183. 1981.
* Third UICC European Symposium on Smoking Control. Budapest (Hungary).
* International Conference. Tobacco and Youth. Venezia (Italy).
1982: Roemer, R.: Legislative action to combat the World Smoking Epidemic. WHO. Geneva.
* Report of the Surgeon General. CANCER.
* Dawson, G. W., Vestel, R. E.: Smoking and Drug Metabolism. Pharmacotherapy. 15. 207. 1982
1983: 5th World Conference on Smoking and Health. Winnipeg.
* Report of the Surgeon General. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.
1984: Report of the Surgeon General. CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE.
1985: Report of the Surgeon General. CANCER AND CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE in the workplace.
1986: Report of the Surgeon General. INVOLUNTARY SMOKING.
* First International Conference on Health Promotion. Ottawa. (Canada).
* Special report of the Surgeon General. Smokeless Tobacco.
1987: 6th World Conference on Smoking and Health. Tokyo.
* 1987-1991: A 5 year action plan. Smoke free Europe.: The physician’s role - Legislative strategies for a smoke-free Europe - The evaluation and monitoring of public action on tobacco - Tobacco or Health - Helping smokers stop - Planning for a smoke-free generation - The dying of the light - Pushing smoke - Tobacco price and smoking epidemic - Towards a Europe-free from tobacco advertising.
1988: 1st World No-Tobacco Day: Tobacco or Health: choose Health! (+ = advisory kits, publications on the occasion of the event) .
* The Charta against tobacco. Madrid.
* Report of the Surgeon General. NICOTINE ADDICTION.
1989: 2nd World No-Tobacco Day: The female smoker: at added risk! (+).
* Report of the Surgeon General. REDUCING THE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF SMOKING. 25 years of progress.
1990: 3rd World No-Tobacco Day: Childhood and youth without tobacco! (+)
* Raw, M., White, P., McNeil, A.: Clearing the air - a guide for action on tobacco.
* 7th World Conference on Tobacco or Health. Perth.
* It can be done: a smoke free Europe. WHO. Copenhagen.
* Report of the Surgeon General. THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF SMOKING CESSATION
1991: 4th World No-tobacco Day: Public places and transport: better be tobacco-free! (+).
* Glantz, S. A. et al.: Passive smoking and heart disease. Epidemiology, physiology and biochemistry. Circulation. 83. 1. 1. 1991.
* Strategies to control tobacco use in the United States: a blueprint for public health action in the 1990's. U.S. Depart. of Health and Human Services. 1991.
1992: 8th World Conference on Smoking and Health. Building a Tobacco-Free World! Buenos Aires.
* 5th World No-Tobacco Day: Tobacco-free workplaces: safer and healthier! (+)
* Chollat-Traquet, C.: Women and Tobacco. WHO. Geneva.
* Peto, R. et al.: Mortality from tobacco in developed countries indirect estimation from national vital statistics. The Lancet. 339. 1268. 1992.
1993: 6th World No-Tobacco Day: Health services: our window to a tobacco-free world! (+)
1994: 7th World No-Tobacco Day: The media and tobacco: getting the health message across! (+)
* 9th World Conference on Tobacco or Health. Paris.
* Peto, R., Lopez, A. D.: Mortality from Smoking in Developed Countries. 1950-2000. Oxford University Press. Oxford-New York-Tokyo. 1994.
1995: 8th World No-Tobacco Day: Tobacco costs more than you think! (+)
1996: 9th World No-Tobacco Day: Sport and arts without tobacco: play it tobacco free! (+) .........
* Chollat-Traquet, C.: Evaluating tobacco control activities. Experiences and guiding principals. WHO. Geneva.
1997: 10th World No-Tobacco Day: The United Nations and specialized agencies against tobacco! - Together for a tobacco-free World! (+)
* Third Action Plan for a tobacco free Europe. 1997-2001. WHO. Regional Office for Europe. Copenhagen.
* 10th World Conference on Smoking and Health. Peking.
* International Conference. Health Promotion in the twenty first century. Djakarta.
* Smoking, drinking and drug taking in the European Region. WHO Regional Office for Europe. Copenhagen.
1998: 11th World No-Tobacco Day: Growing up without tobacco! (+)
* 51st World Health Assembly. Gro Harlem Brundtland's acceptance speech. An extract from the speech of the WHO Director General: “I am a doctor. I believe in science and evidence. Let me state here today: Tobacco is a killer.” - “Tobacco shouldn't be advertised, subsidized or glamorized”. - WHO. Geneva. (Switzerland).
* Guidelines for controlling and monitoring the Tobacco Epidemic. WHO. Geneva.
* Smoke and Mirrors. Advocacy Institute. Washington.
1999: 12th World No-Tobacco Day: Leave the behind! - Cessation on tobacco use! (+)
* Beginning of Consultations from Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. 1999-2003. WHO. Geneva.
* Kobe Declaration. International Conference on Tobacco and Health. Avoiding the Tobacco Epidemic in Women and Youth. Kobe. Japan.
* International Policy Conference on Children and Tobacco. Washington, DC.
* Ninth International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities. Berlin. (Germany)
* Curbing the Epidemic. Governments and the Economic of Tobacco Control. The World Bank. Washington.
2000: International Conference on Advances in Smoking Cessation in Central and Eastern Europe.
“Zyban” History. - Royal College of Physician London. UK.
* 13th World No-Tobacco Day: Entertainment and Tobacco Promotion- Countering the Deception! Tobacco Kills -- Don't be Duped! (+)
* 11th World Conference on Tobacco and Health. Chicago. USA.
2001: 14th World No-tobacco Day: Second-Hand Smoke: Let's Clear the Air ! (+)
* Women and the Tobacco Epidemic Challenges for the 21st Century. WHO. 2001.
* Report of the Surgeon General. WOMEN AND SMOKING.
2002: 15th World No-Tobacco Day: Tobacco-free sports - Play it clean! (+).
* Mackay, J., Eriksen, M.: The Tobacco Atlas. WHO.
2003: 16th World No-tobacco Day: Tobacco-free film and fashion ! (+).
2004: 17th World No-Tobacco Day: Tobacco and Poverty - A Vicious Circle ! (+).
* Report of the Surgeon General: THE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF SMOKING.
2005: 18th World No-Tobacco Day: Health Professionals and tobacco Control.
* Validation of the FCTC (Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. WHO. Geneva.
2006: 19th World No-Tobacco Day: Tobacco: deadly in any form or disguise! (+).
* Report of the Surgeon General: THE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF INVOLUNTARY EXPOSURE TO TOBACCO SMOKE.
2007: 20th World No-Tobacco Day: Smoke-free Environments! (+).
2008: 21st World No-Tobacco Day: Tobacco-free youth! (+).
* WHO Report On Global Tobacco Epidemic. The MPOWER package.
2009: 22nd World No-Tobacco Day: Tobacco Health Warnings! (+).
2010: 23rd World No-Tobacco Day: Gender and Tobacco with an emphasis on marketing to women. (+).