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Am J Epidemiol 2003; 158:617-620.
Copyright © 2003 by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Invited Commentary: Menthol Cigarettes and Risk of Lung Cancer

James R. Hebert1,2 

1 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
2 South Carolina Cancer Center, Columbia, SC.

Received for publication June 16, 2003; accepted for publication June 24, 2003.

Abbreviations: Abbreviations: NPCR, National Program of Cancer Registries; SEER, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results.

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   INTRODUCTION
 
The paper by Brooks et al. (1) in this issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology addresses a topic of considerable public health importance and academic interest. It contributes to our understanding about the role of mentholated cigarettes in lung carcinogenesis, and it forces us to consider methodological issues that need to be addressed if we are to continue research on this topic.

Historical context and lung cancer rate disparities
The association between lung cancer and cigarette smoking was first established with the publication of several important papers in the middle of the last century (2–4). A decade and a half later, the 1964 US Surgeon General’s report on Smoking and Health (5) provided a clear and definitive judgment on the challenge of smoking, which continues to play an important role in public health, individuals’ pain and suffering, and domestic and foreign politics (6–9).

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Mentholated cigarette use
Measurement and study design issues
Conclusion

   ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
 

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