Phasing out teen smoking could save 1.2M lives

Phasing out teen smoking could save 1.2M lives – study

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 03, 2024 8:41 pm

PARIS — Banning the sale of tobacco to people born between 2006 and 2010 could prevent around 1.2 million deaths from lung cancer by the end of the century, said a modeling study released Thursday.

Smoking is responsible for roughly 85 percent of all cases of lung cancer, the deadliest cancer worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.

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