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On July 29, the Office of the Surgeon General released its Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer (http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/calls/prevent-skin-cancer/index.

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On January 17, 2014, 50 years after the first Surgeon General's report on smoking and health, the Surgeon General will release The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress (1). The report will be released at a White House press conference at 9:30 a.m.

Surgeon General's Reports on Smoking and Tobacco Use by year.

Modified version of video shown at release of the 2006 Surgeon General's Report.

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January 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health. The 1964 landmark report, released by Surgeon General Dr. Luther Terry, was the first federal government report linking smoking and ill health, including lung cancer and heart disease.