Abstract
Abstract A consortium of six groups using common inputs and independent models estimated the number of U.S. lung cancer deaths averted over the period 1975-2000 in the United States as a result of changes in smoking behavior beginning in the mid-fifties, and also the number of deaths that could have been averted had tobacco control been completely effective in eliminating smoking in 1965, following the issuance of the first Surgeon General's report (SGR) on Smoking and Health in 1964. Our results suggest that approximately 795,000 lung cancer deaths were averted, 550,000 among males and 245,000 among females. However, this total number represents only about 30% of the lung cancer deaths that could potentially have been averted during this period. Enhanced tobacco control efforts are necessary to reduce further the burden of lung cancer in the U.S. population. Citation Format: Suresh Moolgavkar. The impact of reduced tobacco smoking on lung cancer mortality in the United States during 1975-2000. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Twelfth Annual AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research; 2013 Oct 27-30; National Harbor, MD. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Can Prev Res 2013;6(11 Suppl): Abstract nr CN03-03.
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