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Surgeon General's Report Links Smoking to Cancer

Surgeon General Luther Terry released the landmark report 'Smoking and Health' concluding that cigarette smoking is causally related to lung cancer and other diseases.

Surgeon General's Report Links Smoking to Cancer

As the first major federal acknowledgment of smoking's health risks, the report spurred public health campaigns and future regulatory and policy responses that shaped national health policy during Johnson's administration.

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