담배소송에 있어서 흡연과 폐암 사이의 역학적 인과관계의 역할

• 영문명: The Role of the Epidemiological Causality of the Association between Smoking and Lung Cancer
• 발행기관: 한국역학회
• 저자명: 이경환(Kyung-Hwan Lee) 강현희(Hyun-Hee Kang)
• 간행물 정보: 『한국역학회지』한국역학회지 제27권 제2호, 28~37쪽, 전체 10쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 면역학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2005.12.01

영문 초록

It is generally accepted that acknowledgment of the causality of the association between smoking and lung cancer plays a crucial role in imposing liability on tobacco manufacturers in tobacco-related cases. However, acknowledgment of the epidemiological causality of the association is merely a precondition to putting liability on tobacco manufacturers; it does not play a crucial role. Smokers smoke manufactured tobacco by their right to choose according to their self-decision; therefore, it is not reasonable to place all liability concerning lung cancer on tobacco manufacturers. This paper studies the dual structure of the causality of the association between tobacco manufacturing and smoking as well as smoking and lung cancer. It can be understood that tobacco manufacturers must be held liable for lung cancer caused by smoking when there was intentional concealment or insufficient provision of information on the harmfulness of tobacco and the addictiveness of nicotine. The epidemiological causality of the association is the minimum scientific and legal precondition to placing liability on tobacco manufacturers for lung cancer caused by smoking. However, striving for protection and promotion of national health by, for instance, promoting antismoking programs, the epidemiological causality of the association adequately plays a social role when viewed from a public health perspective.

목차

1. 글머리에

2. 인과관계의 쟁점

3. 인과관계의 입증정책

4. 담배소송의 2중 구조

5. 담배소송에서 역학적 인과관계의 인정여부

6. 역학적 인과관계의 역할 및 보건학적 의의

참고문헌

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