خرید و دانلود نسخه کامل کتاب Cigarette Smoking Health Effects and Challenges for Tobacco Control (Public Health in the 21st Century)

Tobacco smoking is a major public health issue worldwide. It is
responsible for many preventable diseases, contributes to a large number of
premature deaths and accounts for enormous economic costs. The chapters in
this book review a variety of topics related to the sociodemographic
characteristics of tobacco consumers, promotion and merchandising of tobacco
products and health consequences of smoking. It also reviews the mechanisms
by which tobacco produce damage, and discuss different interventions for
tobacco control.
In the last years a new approach to the notion of human security has been
developed, from a nation-based to a people-centered concept. In this context,
tobacco has been related to human insecurity in variable scenarios, in
particular those associated with economic and food insecurity.
The mechanisms by which cigarette smoke affects health are diverse.
Thousands of chemical components, mainly toxins and carcinogens are part of
tobacco smoke. These components promote the development of cancer,
cardiovascular and respiratory disease through specific or nonspecific
mechanisms. Common pathways include DNA damage, mutations of critic
genes, vasomotor dysfunction and oxidative stress, among others.