Skip Navigation

JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2003 95(13):935-936; doi:10.1093/jnci/95.13.935
© 2003 by Oxford University Press
This Article
Right arrow Full Text Freely available
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow Request Permissions
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Twombly, R.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Twombly, R.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 95, No. 13, 935-936, July 2, 2003
© 2003 Oxford University Press

NEWS

Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Signed; Countries Consider Plan’s Implementation

Renee Twombly

The first 10% of the full text of this article appears below.

A bold global attempt to tackle the single largest preventable cause of cancer deaths has moved from the World Health Organization in Geneva to the capitals of nations around the world.

In May, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 192 member nations unanimously adopted the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), which requires that countries impose severe restrictions on tobacco advertising, sponsorship, and promotion. The agreement also establishes new labeling—such as a large warning that will cover 30% of cigarette packages—and imposes both new clean indoor air controls and legislation to clamp down on tobacco smuggling.


Figure Removed (Available Only in the Full Text)
View larger version (123K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]
  		The fifth round of negotiations for the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control met in October 2002 in Geneva. The final treaty was adopted in May of this year and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 
Other U.S. Tobacco Control Efforts

Industry Support


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?