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there are many cancer causing agents in cigarettes, some we probably haven't found yet. the main carcinogen(cancer causing agent) is acrolein.
See the link below for carcinogen compounds in cigarettes smoke.
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∙ 10y agoIt is known that use of tobacco products causes cancer, and chemical analysis has identified many components of tobacco that are known or believed to cause cancer, but it is unclear which components or components are primarily responsible for the cancer causing properties of tobacco. (Some of those components are present at very, very low levels, and the burning of tobacco will actually create additional chemicals that do not exist in the unburned product.
See the related link, below, for a Wikipedia list of carcinogens in cigarette smoke.
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∙ 13y agoway too many to name... there is over 4000 chemicals made when tobacco is burned. many of them are cancer causing
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Are tobacco and asbestos examples of carcinogens?
Yes
What is a chemical which releases carcinogens in tobacco when burned?
fire
What substance in tobacco smoke can damage the lungs?
Carcinogens.
What are the ingredients of cigarettes which are harmful to once's health?
tobacco, formaldehyde, carcinogens
Which contains dozen of carcinogens?
tobacco smoke nova net da
What do carcinogens tobacco smoke cause?
lung cancer among other things
Which terms refers to cancer causing chemicals found in tobacco smoke?
carcinogens
Three carcinogens found in smokeless tobacco products?
chewing tabacco snuff snus
The harmful effects of tobacco use are mainly caused by what substances?
The smoke itself, so the carcinogens.
What are 4 carcinogens found in different types of tobacco?
i dunno. go awey. the answer's not here.
What component in tobacco is considered to be a cancer causing agent?
The most damaging part of cigarette smoke is what we usually call tar, but which technically consists of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
How many carcinogens are in smokeless tobacco?
There are currently 69 known carcinogens in a single puff of cigarette smoke. Go D.A.R.E.! The IARC, part of the World Health Organisation, lists nearly 1,000 carcinogens. The vast majority of these are in the (smoke-free) 'fresh air' we breathe, the food we eat, the water we drink, the prescription drugs we take, are produced endogenously by the human body, are present in the personal hygiene and cosmetic products we use and the products we clean our houses with.........
