1761 HILL, (Sir) John (1714 – 1775)

Cautions against the immoderate use of snuff. Founded on the known qualities of the tobacco Plant; and the effects it must produce when this way taken Into the body: And by instances of persons who have perished miserably of diseases, occasioned, or rendered incurable by its use,

First clinical report (pp. 30-31) of an association between tobacco and cancer, in this case “polypusses” of the nose caused by taking snuff. Hill was a distinguished botanist and apothecary, although regarded by some…

GMN 2607.1 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/3063

1854 LIZARS, John (1794 – 1860)

Practical observations on the use and abuse of tobacco. Greatly enlarged from the original communication on the effects of tobacco smoking, which appeared in Medical Times and Gazette, August 5, 1854.

Lizars was one of the first to recognize the addictive nature of tobacco and its potential damage to health. Digital facsimile of the 6th edition (1857) from wellcomecollection.org at this link.

GMN 13504 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15779

1994 GOODMAN, Jordan

Tobacco in history: The cultures of dependence.

GMN 9684 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/11871

1996 GLANTZ, Stanton Arnold (1945 – ); ET AL

The cigarette papers. Edited by Stanton A. Glantz, John Slade, Lisa A. Bero, Peter Hanauer, and Deborah E. Barnes.

Analysis and selective reproduction of 4000 pages of internal tobacco industry documents proving that a tobacco company was fully aware that it was promoting and marketing a highly addictive carcinogenic substance. El…

GMN 8660 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/10837