Review Article
Tobacco and the Escalating Global Cancer Burden
Table 1
Key policy provisions of the WHO framework convention on tobacco control [
8].
| FCTC article no. | Policy |
| 6 | Price and tax measures to reduce demand. | 8 | Protection from exposure to tobacco smoke. | 9 | Regulation of the contents of tobacco products. | 10 | Regulation of tobacco product disclosures. | 11 | Controls on packaging and labeling of tobacco products. | 12 | Programs of education, communication, training, and public awareness. | 13 | Bans on tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship. | 14 | Programs to promote and assist tobacco cessation, and prevent and treat tobacco dependence | 15 | Elimination of illicit trade in tobacco products. | 16 | Measures to prevent the sale and promotion of tobacco to young people. | 17 | Provision for support for alternative crops to tobacco. | 20 | Provision for an epidemiologic monitoring system. | 22 | Cooperation among the parties to promote the transfer of technical and scientific expertise on surveillance and evaluation. |
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