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This paper reports data on the radioactivity of tobacco leaves after the collection from tobacco fields before cigarette production in order to find any association in the uptake of the naturally occurring radionuclides and of cesium radioisotopes of Chernobyl origin, and to estimate the effective dose from cigarette tobacco as the cumulative -, - and -radiation dose, particularly that from -radiation, from inhaled radionuclides deposited in small volumes of bronchial tissue may be an important factor in the initiation of bronchial (lung) cancer in smokers [11]
The primary culprits in this scenario are the ambient heat generated by the cigar, the alkaline nature of the smoke, and the coating of particulate matter that it leaves behind
With these results additionally showing unique mortality effects, its time for menthol cigarettes to be regulated to help save lives. While smoking rates have declined in some groups, menthol cigarettes continue to rise in popularity, particularly among populations targeted by tobacco industry marketing, including Black Americans, women, and youth
