Harley Street Stop Smoking Clinic
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| Cigarette smoke contains over 4,700 chemical compounds of which about 60 are carcinogenic. The following tables, sourced from US Surgeon General Reports on the Health Consequences of smoking summarise the toxic components of cigarettes. | ||
| Carbon Monoxide
Nitrogen Oxides Ammonia Acrolein Acetaldehyde Arsenic Polonium-210 Hydrazine Vinyl Chloride Urethane 2-Nitropropane Quinoline Nickel Cadmium Nitrosodimethylamine Nitrosoethymethylamine Nitrosodiethylamine Nitrosodi-n-propylamine Nitrosodi-n-butylamine Nitrosopyrrolidine Nitrosopiperidine Nitrosomorpholine N'-Nitrosonornicotine 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone N'-Nitrosoanabasine N'-Nitrosoanatabine Aromatic Amines Aromatic Nitrohydrocarbons |
Toxin Toxin Toxin Ciliotoxic Ciliotoxic Carcinogenic Carcinogenic Carcinogenic Carcinogenic Carcinogenic Carcinogenic Carcinogenic Carcinogenic Carcinogenic Carcinogenic Carcinogenic Carcinogenic Carcinogenic Carcinogenic Carcinogenic Carcinogenic Carcinogenic Carcinogenic Carcinogenic Carcinogenic Carcinogenic Carcinogenic Carcinogenic |
 Carcinogenic = Cancer |
| Benzo[a]pyrene Dibenz[a,h]anthracene Benzo[b]fluoranthene Benzo[j]fluoranthene Dibenzo[a,h]pyrene Dibenzo[a,i]pyrene Dibenz[a,j]acridine Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene Benzo[c]phenanthrene Benz[a]anthracene Benzo[e]pyrene Chrysene Methylchrysene Mehtylfluoranthene Dibenz[a,c]anthracene Dibenz[a,h]acridine Dibenzo[c,g]carbazole Mehtylnaphtalenes 1-Methylindoles Dichlorostilbene Catechol 3-Methycatechol 4-Methycatechol 4-Ethycatechol 4-n-Propylcatechol Hydrogen Cyanide Formaldehyde |
Carcinogenic / Co-carcinogenic Carcinogenic / Co-carcinogenic Carcinogenic / Co-carcinogenic Carcinogenic / Co-carcinogenic Carcinogenic / Co-carcinogenic Carcinogenic / Co-carcinogenic Carcinogenic / Co-carcinogenic Carcinogenic / Co-carcinogenic Carcinogenic / Co-carcinogenic Carcinogenic / Co-carcinogenic Carcinogenic / Co-carcinogenic Carcinogenic / Co-carcinogenic Carcinogenic / Co-carcinogenic Carcinogenic / Co-carcinogenic Carcinogenic / Co-carcinogenic Carcinogenic / Co-carcinogenic Carcinogenic / Co-carcinogenic Co-carcinogenic Co-carcinogenic Co-carcinogenic Co-carcinogenic Co-carcinogenic Co-carcinogenic Co-carcinogenic Co-carcinogenic Toxin / Ciliotoxic Ciliotoxic / Carcinogenic |
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Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 85% of lung cancers and is also associated with cancers of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, oesophagus, stomach, pancreas, uterine cervix, kidney, urether, bladder and colon. Cigarette smoking has also been linked to Leukaemia. Apart from the carcinogenic aspects of cigarette smoking, links to increased risks of cardiovascular diseases (including stroke), sudden death, cardiac arrest, peripheral vascular disease and aortic aneurysm have also been established. Many components of Cigarette smoke have also been characterised as Ciliotoxic materials that irritate the lining of the respiratory system resulting in increased bronchial mucus secretion and chronic decreases in pulmonary and mucociliary function. The Toxicology of Cigarette Smoke and Environmental Tobacco Smoke by Stephen Mulcahy, 9224076 Report Assignment - Biochemical Toxicology BC4927 |
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