‘HEALTHIER’ CIGARETTES STILL POSE CANCER RISK SAY US SCIENTISTS
March 1st, 2007
BY MONICA DOBIENEW so-called 'safer' cigarettes with reduced contaminants, trumped by tobacco companies as a healthier alternative to traditional cigarettes, do not have lower cancer risks according to a study by the Oregon Health & Science University, US.Even though known toxins such as formaldehyde, arsenic, and cadmium are removed from 'potentially reduced-exposure product' (or PREP) cigarettes the study argues the risk of acquiring cancer from smoking them is not reduced.Report author, Dr. James F Pankow said it is still unknown as to what degree these ...
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