| The Tobacco Reference Guide
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| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 24 Women and smoking |
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| Women and smoking: General |
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| "Cigarette ads promise emancipation, whereas in reality smoking is yet another form of bondage for women." |
| Judith Mackay, M.D. (The Doctor-Activist, Ellen Bassak, 1996, p. 42) |
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| Tobacco advertising links smoking with women's emancipation and achievement of |
| equality with men. Themes like "You've come a long way, baby" and the introduction of |
| a new cigarette "For women who know the meaning of free" testify to the continuing |
| marketing appeal of stressing independence and equal right to enjoyment. |
| NEJM, November 19, 1987, p. 1343 |
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| Currently, about 12% of women smoke worldwide, compared to 42% of men. But the |
| World Health Organization estimates that the prevalence of female smoking will rise to |
| 20% by the year 2025 based on current trends. The number of women smokers will |
| increase from the current 187 million to about 532 million in 2025, 80% of whom will |
| live in developing countries. And lung cancer, now the fifth leading cause of cancer |
| deaths among women in the world, will become the number one cause, as it already is for men (and American women). |
| American Medical News, August 10, 1998, p. 20 |
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| From 1979 to 1985, the smoking prevalence among women who were less educated |
| and had lower socioeconomic status increased from 40 percent to 44 percent. |
| Strategies To Control Tobacco Use, p. 277 |
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