
Decline in Smoking Averted Nearly 4 Million Lung Cancer Deaths in the US, Study Estimates
A new study led by American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers found that reductions in cigarette smoking from 1970 to 2022 may have averted an estimated 3.8 million lung cancer deaths in the US, with over 76 million person‐years of life (PYL) gained.1 “The …