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NIH R01 · 2024

Addressing disparities in tobacco-related diseases by understanding the tobacco industry strategies

ABSTRACT Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death and is responsible for a third of cancer deaths in the US. Tobacco-induced diseases and mortality are not equally distributed. Racial, ethnic, gender and sexual orientation minorities, as well as those living below the poverty line and with lower levels of education, have disproportionately higher rates of tobacco use and higher rates of tobacco-induced cancers. Tobacco control policies to date have not adequately addressed these inequities. The tobacco industry is the vector of tobacco- induced disparities. Therefore, reducing the burden of tobacco-induced disparities requires understanding how the industry targets minority…

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