The Institute for the Struggle against the Dangers of Tobacco[a] (
German: Wissenschaftliches Institut zur Erforschung der Tabakgefahren[1]) was set up at the
University of Jena in 1942. It was one of the first scientific institutes to discover the
dangers of smoking tobacco, including the link between smoking and
lung cancer. However, due to its relationship with the ruling
Nazi regime (it was supported in part by
Adolf Hitler's funds), its work was not taken seriously after the
Second World War.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
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^Also translated into English as the Scientific Institute for the Research into the Hazards of Tobacco[1]