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We Have Not ‘Come a Long Way, Baby’: Dr. Alan Blum on Smoking Cessation and Prevention
August 01, 2018
Smoking cessation and relapse prevention expert Alan Blum, MD, discusses how oncologists and other clinicians can and should play a larger role in tobacco control.
Alan Blum on Why Physicians Need to Be More Active and Creative in the Clinic, Classroom, and Community in Smoking Prevention and Cessation
January 15, 2017
In this interview we discuss what needs to change in order to combat the negative health impact of tobacco use and what academic institutions and researchers can do to diminish the use of tobacco products.
Confronting Americas Smoking Pandemic, Part 4: 2000–2016
October 18, 2016
Dr. Alan Blum and Cancer Network have partnered to assemble a four-part slideshow series addressing the history of America’s smoking pandemic. Part 4 highlights a period of further regulation on the tobacco industry, the advent of e-cigarettes, and more.
Confronting America’s Smoking Pandemic, Part 3: 1986–1999
May 04, 2016
Dr. Alan Blum and Cancer Network have partnered to assemble a four-part slideshow series addressing the history of America’s smoking pandemic. Part 3 highlights a period of regulation and legislation against the tobacco industry, and litigation in the form of class action and state lawsuits.
Confronting America’s Smoking Pandemic, Part 2: 1967–1985
December 16, 2015
Dr. Alan Blum and Cancer Network have partnered to assemble a four-part slideshow series addressing the history of America’s smoking pandemic. Part 2 highlights the rise of tobacco awareness, and anti-smoking activism and legislation.
Confronting America’s Smoking Pandemic, Part 1: 1939–1966
March 06, 2015
Ahead of the World Tobacco Congress, Dr. Alan Blum and Cancer Network have partnered to assemble a four-part slideshow series addressing the history of America’s smoking pandemic. Part 1 examines the early evidence linking smoking with cancer.
The Surgeon General vs the Marlboro Man: Who Really Won?
November 07, 2014
The images in this slide set are from an exhibition curated by Alan Blum, MD, at the University of Alabama Gorgas Library (November to December 2013) to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health, released on January 11, 1964 by Dr. Luther Terry.
Blowing Smoke: The Lost Legacy of the 1964 Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health
May 15, 2014
The 50th anniversary of the Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health is not a time for celebration, but rather one of sober reflection about missed opportunities. Our progress in reducing the prevalence of smoking is undeniable, but our current efforts have become more symbol than substance.