Cancer incidence attributable to tobacco in Alberta, Canada, in 2012.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Strong and consistent epidemiologic evidence shows that tobacco smoking causes cancers at various sites. The purpose of this study was to quantify the proportion and total number of site-specific cancers in Alberta attributable to tobacco exposure.

Methods

The proportion of incident cancer cases attributable to active and passive tobacco exposure in Alberta was estimated with population attributable risks. Data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) for 2000-2007 were used to estimate prevalence of active (current or former smoker) and passive (second-hand smoke) tobacco exposure in Alberta.

Results

According to the 2000/01 CCHS, 29.1% and 38.6% of Albertans were estimated to be current and former smokers, respectively. According to the 2003 CCHS,

SUBMITTER: Poirier AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5173469 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature