You may be surprised to learn where some of the harmful chemicals in cigarettes are also used: 1,3-Butadiene: used in rubber manufacturing Arsenic: a poison Benzene: an industrial solvent, made from crude oil Beryllium: used in nuclear reactors Cadmium: used in batteries Chromium: used to manufacture dye, paint and car alloys Formaldehyde: used in science labs and mortuaries Polonium-21: a highly radioactive element Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: a group of dangerous chemicals found in oil and coal, including benzo(a)pyrene Many of these chemicals are found in everyday products or some workplaces
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19 There is no reported evidence of increased oral disease (cancer, caries, periodontal disease) with orally administered NRT
12 For both genders, the number of cigarettes smoked among current smokers was greater among those with AMI than among those with no mental illness
Part I: methodology, descriptive results, and analysis of cancer risks, by cigarette smoking categories of 15,463 incident cancer cases