Nimona Albelis

· 15 Apr 2022

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Tobacco as a disease

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When asked which scientific discoveries have saved the most lives in the world, many lists highlight the characterization of tobacco as a generator of many health problems.

Richard Doll published in 1954 a major research on the relationship between smoking and lung cancer.

They had interviewed more than 700 cancer patients. However, the reaction of the medical world was not immediate.

Years later, he showed evidence of the effect of tobacco on coronary heart disease and in another 18 others. Before he died, he was able to see that his so-called phrase “smoking harms health” had succeeded in decreasing consumption habits in the world.

This discovery changed society and continues to save many lives.