When was it first realised that cigarette smoking caused fatal illnesses?

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Or was it always known and people just ignored the fact and promoted it anyway (in the past)??

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Mike_T says:


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Author: Dr. Louis on July 4, 2009
Category: quit cigarette smoking
5 responses to “When was it first realised that cigarette smoking caused fatal illnesses?”
  1. Etherglide says:

    It hasnt been proved yet that cancer is caused by smoking. Dont believe me? Then find the proof. Trawl through the internet. You wont find it.

  2. The One says:

    OK can i just say smoking is no good to anybody but people that have never smoked also die at a young age,I know this because i was in the medical profession and many doctors and heart surgeons smoked.But saying that I would not advice anybody to smoke.

  3. nw says:

    The possibility of cigarettes being harmful to your health became more mainstream around 1950. See the article in Reader’s Digest: http://tobaccodocuments.org/rjr/501551877-1887.html?zoom=750&ocr_position=above_foramatted&start_page=11. It’s interesting that doctors actually prescribed cigarettes after World War II to veterans to help them overcome stress from being in the war. More info here too: http://www.newsbatch.com/tobacco.htm

  4. Alien says:

    1930’s, though at the time reports of a smoking/cancer link were received with general scepticism. It took several years for the medical community to come on board.

  5. GeezerRick says:

    It was recognized a long time ago that smoking raised the risk of some diseases, but it is still the case that it doesn’t always cause fatal illnesses – it depends on the genes of the smoker. For most of tobacco history, there was no limit on it, so even little children were often allowed to smoke. I have personally seen kids under 3 who loved to smoke (a long time ago, mostly) and they are still alive and well.

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