Annals of Oncology Advance Access originally published online on April 7, 2005
Annals of Oncology 2005 16(5):681-682; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi168
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© 2005 European Society for Medical Oncology
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National and international nicotine dependence
Scientist, Directors Office, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon cedex 08 France (Email: nigel@uicc.org)
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Nicotine, and particularly tobacco nicotine, dependence is a serious public health issue. It matters because dependence on tobacco remains, and will remain for a long time, among the largest causes of avoidable death in both the developed and developing world [1
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This should matter to oncologists because oncologists are role models and teachers to whom the less expert look for advice. This is despite the fact that they are often the last to whom the patient is referred for management.
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