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Proven risks
People smoking tobacco
| Persons exposed |
Active smokers |
| Carcinogen |
Tobacco smoke, being a mixture containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and the nitrosated derivatives of nicotine and nor-nicotine. |
| Principal route of exposure |
Inhalation |
| Target organ (or tumour type) |
lung, oral cavity, naso-, oro- & hypopharynx, nasal cavity & paranasal sinuses, larynx, stomach, esophagus, pancreas, liver, kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, uterine cervix & bone marrow |
| Comment |
Major preventable cause of maligant disease |
People who previously smoked tobacco
| Persons exposed |
Ex smokers |
| Carcinogen |
Tobacco smoke, being a mixture containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and the nitrosated derivatives of nicotine and nor-nicotine. |
| Principal route of exposure |
Previous inhalation |
| Target organ (or tumour type) |
lung, oral cavity, naso-, oro- & hypopharynx, nasal cavity & paranasal sinuses, larynx, stomach, esophagus, pancreas, liver, kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, uterine cervix & bone marrow |
| Comment |
Risk is reduced by comparison with continued smoking |
This page was last updated on : Monday, 31 August 2009
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