Preventable cancer cases and deaths attributable to tobacco smoking in Korea from 2015 to 2030.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Tobacco smoking is a major public health concern worldwide. This study aimed to assess its impact on cancer incidence and mortality by estimating the population attributable fraction (PAF) in the Korean population for 2015 and 2020 and by projecting future trends until 2030.

Methods

The Korean relative risk (RR) was calculated via a meta-analysis of RRs for individual cancers attributed to tobacco smoking, based on primary data analysis from the Korean Cohort Consortium. The PAF was estimated using the Levin formula with past and current prevalence rates and the number of cancer cases and deaths, assuming a 15-year latency period.

Results

The proportions of cancer cases and deaths in Korea attributable to tobacco smoking were similar to those calculated usi

SUBMITTER: Sung S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12531467 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature