Cancer Prevention Unit and WHO Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Control

On this page you will find publications of the Cancer Prevention Unit/WHO Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Control, published by the German Cancer Research Center, that are available in English of the following categories:

• Books and Reports: Descriptive, comprehensive handbooks and reports on tobacco and cancer prevention.
• Red Series Tobacco Prevention and Tobacco Control: Comprehensive brochures on key topics in tobacco prevention and tobacco control
• From Science to Politics: Two- to several-page fact sheets that summarize the current state of knowledge on individual topics in a concise and clear manner and are primarily aimed at political decision-makers (the page numbers given also include the partly extensive literature references)
• Facts on Smoking: Two to several pages of clear and easy-to-understand summaries on the topic of smoking (the page numbers given also include the partly extensive bibliographical references)
• Facts on Alcohol: Two to several pages of clear and easy-to-understand summaries on the risks of alcohol use (the page numbers given also include the sometimes extensive literature references)
• Other fact sheets: Multi-page overviews on individual topics from the fields of tobacco and cancer prevention and tobacco control

The publications are sorted by year of publication and category.

• Health Risks of E-Cigarettes. 5 pages (PDF | 480,91 KB)
• Health Risks of Heated Tobacco Products. 5 pages (PDF | 481,55 KB)

• Alcohol and Smoking – Combined Use Increases the Health Risks. 5 pages (PDF | 1,10 MB)

• Tobacco Industry Interference Index Germany 2023. 62 pages (PDF | 1,41 MB)

• Harm Reduction – a Narrative of the Tobacco Industry. 6 pages (englisch) (PDF | 1,15 MB)

• Alcohol and Cancer. 3 pages (PDF | 714,21 KB)
• Adverse Health Effects due to Alcohol Use. 3 pages (PDF | 1,11 MB)
• Alcohol Dependence. 3 pages (PDF | 648,40 KB)
• Interactions between Alcohol and Medicines. 3 pages (PDF | 1,26 MB)
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. 3 pages (PDF | 1,08 MB)

• Alcohol Consumption and Prevention in the European Union. Excerpt from the Alcohol Atlas Germany 2022. 15 double pages (PDF | 16,15 MB)
• Alcohol Consumption and Prevention in the European Union. Excerpt from the Alcohol Atlas Germany 2022. 28 single pages (PDF | 16,22 MB)

• Strategy for a tobacco-free Germany 2040. 19 double pages (PDF | 3,76 MB)
• Strategy for a tobacco-free Germany 2040. 36 single pages (PDF | 3,79 MB)

• Tobacco Control in Europe. Excerpt from the Tobacco Atlas Germany 2020. 17 double pages (PDF | 11,97 MB)
• Tobacco Control in Europe. Excerpt from the Tobacco Atlas Germany 2020. 32 single pages (PDF | 12,00 MB)

• Nicotine as a Health Risk. 12 pages (PDF | 471,05 KB)

• Electronic Cigarettes – an Overview, Supplement March 2014. Volume 19, 16 pages (PDF | 1,16 MB)

• Recommendations on the Regulation of Electronic Inhalation Products. 9 pages (PDF | 398,42 KB)
• Tobacco prevention in Germany – what works? 7 pages (PDF | 393,43 KB)

• Electronic Cigarettes – an Overview. Volume 19, 52 pages (PDF | 2,68 MB)

• Effectiveness of Pictorial Health Warnings on Cigarette Packages. 4 pages (PDF | 671,68 KB)

• 10 Years of WHO Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Control at the German Cancer Research Center – Achievements and Prospects. 60 pages (PDF | 8,49 MB)
• Report: Additives in Tobacco Products. Contribution of Carob Bean Extract, Cellulose Fibre, Guar Gum, Liquorice, Menthol, Prune Juice Concentrate and Vanillin to Attractiveness, Addictiveness and Toxicity of Tobacco Smoking. Written in the context of the EU project Public Information Tobacco Control (PITOC). 40 pages (PDF | 5,02 MB)

• Menthol Capsules in Cigarette Filters – Increasing the Attractiveness of a Harmful Product. Volume 17, 44 pages (PDF | 4,13 MB)

• Additives in tobacco products. All fact sheets in a single file, 8 pages (PDF | 1,51 MB)
• Additives in tobacco products: Introduction. 1 page (PDF | 179,23 KB)
• Additives in tobacco products: Carob Bean Extract and Gum. 2 pages (PDF | 501,04 KB)
• Additives in tobacco products: Cellulose Fibre. 2 pages (PDF | 409,17 KB)
• Additives in tobacco products: Guar Gum. 2 pages (PDF | 415,42 KB)
• Additives in tobacco products: Liquorice Extract. 2 pages (PDF | 484,95 KB)
• Additives in tobacco products: Menthol. 2 pages (PDF | 412,97 KB)
• Additives in tobacco products: Prune Juice Concentrate. 2 pages (PDF | 518,61 KB)
• Additives in tobacco products: Vanillin. 2 pages (PDF | 409,01 KB)

• Cigarette Advertising in Germany and Japan – a Documentation and Recommendations. 40 pages (German/English/Japanese) (PDF | 4,79 MB)

• Ineffectiveness of smoking bans in Germany's Restaurants and Bars: A Study in 10 Federal States. 3 pages (PDF | 268,76 KB)

• Improvement of youth and consumer protection by revision of the EU Tobacco Product Directive 2001/37/EC. Volume 16, 44 pages (PDF | 2,22 MB)

• Snus, a harmful tobacco product. 4 pages (PDF | 457,60 KB)
• The failure of partial smoking bans in hospitality venues: The example of Germany and Spain. 3 pages (PDF | 210,99 KB)
• Health hazards to children from people smoking in playgrounds – "No smoking" signs do protect children. 3 pages (PDF | 896,22 KB)

• Strategy for Toxicity Evaluation of Tobacco Additives and their Regulation. 8 pages (PDF | 581,56 KB)

• A picture says more than thousand words: Recommendations for pictural warnings on tobacco products in Germany. 3 pages (PDF | 100,00 KB)

• German Tobacco Industry's Successful Efforts to Maintain Scientific and Political Respectability to Prevent Regulation of Secondhand Smoke. 106 pages (PDF | 1,35 MB)

• Smokefree 2006. The Campaign at a Glance. Special Volume II, 44 pages (PDF | 719,40 KB)

• Increased Health Hazards due to Additives of Tobacco Products – Consequences for Product Regulation. 12 pages (PDF | 167,18 KB)