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出版Gouvernement du Quebec, Ministeres des Communications, 2007
ISBN25505063249782550506324
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=eFPBPAAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋The risks of tobacco use have been recognized by health workers for several years : smoking is a major risk factor affecting the health of smokers and non-smokers alike. Tobacco smoke contains more than 4000 chemical substances, at least 50 of which cause or contribute to cancer (Hoffmann & Hoffmann, 2001). According to the 1992 health survey conducted by Santé Québec among the Inuit of Nunavik, the second most frequent reported health problem in Nunavik is lung disease (8%) (Santé Québec, 1994), and lung cancer is the most common form of cancer reported by the Inuit (Statistics Canada, 2003). According to the mortality file of the Nunavik Department of Public Health, smoking is responsible for 85% of the lung cancer cases in Nunavik that caused 81 deaths (36 women and 45 men) between 1992 and 2004, or 8% of all deaths in the region during that period. It is the third largest cause of mortality in the area. Major respiratory health problems (asthma, pneumonia, emphysema and bronchitis) are also common (Santé Québec, 1994). It is obvious that tobacco use continues to be a major public health issue. The proportion of smokers established by the 1992 survey was very high? nearly three quarters of Inuit aged 15 years and over were smokers. Monitoring the evolution of the situation has been essential. Have the prevention campaigns organized since 1992 been effective? What are the most vulnerable groups? The Nunavik Inuit Health Survey conducted in 2004 sheds new light on the prevalence and impacts of tobacco use in the area.