The Korean Society of Internal Medicine issued a statement calling for a clear causal link between tobacco and lung cancer, and for tobacco companies to admit responsibility for concealing harm, pay compensation for health damage and share the cost of treating smoking-related diseases.
Key points:
1. The Korean Society of Internal Medicine issued a statement calling for a clear causal link between tobacco and lung cancer and for tobacco companies to admit responsibility for concealing their harm.
2. The statement states that tobacco companies should pay compensation for health damage caused by tobacco and contribute to National Health insurance costs for treatment of smoking-related diseases.
According to NWS reported on March 20, the Korean Society of Internal Medicine issued a statement calling for a clear causal link between tobacco and lung cancer and asking tobacco companies to take responsibility.
"Tobacco companies must acknowledge their responsibility for covering up the harm they knew about and pay compensation for the health damage," the statement said.
The Korean Society of Internal Medicine says there is data to support smoking as a leading cause of many types of cancer, and it believes tobacco companies should be held liable. The American College of Physicians, the European Respiratory Society and the Royal Society of Medicine, among others, have reached a consensus on the causal relationship between tobacco and disease, and have clarified the responsibility of tobacco companies.
According to the Korean Society of Internal Medicine,
"It is only fair that tobacco companies, as manufacturers and sellers of harmful products, should acknowledge their responsibility, pay compensation for the health damage caused by tobacco, and contribute to the National Health Insurance funding for the treatment of smoking-related diseases."
