tobacco carcinogens carcinogens, their biomarkers and tobacco-induced cancer Tobacco smoke contains over 7,000

Tobacco smoke contains over 7,000 chemicals. At least 70 of them are known to cause cancer. When you breathe in secondhand smoke, you are processing those same 70 carcinogensincluding arsenic, formaldehyde, and Garlic oil blocks tobacco carcinogen 4 (methylnitrosamino) 1 (3 pyridyl) 1 butanone (NNK) induced lung tumorigenesis by inducing phase II drug metabolizing enzymes ScienceDirect IARC Publications Website Smokeless Tobacco and Some Tobacco specific N< em> Nitrosamines Lung carcinogenesis by tobacco smoke Hecht 2012 International Journal of Cancer Wiley Online Library What chemicals are in a cigarette? What does smoking do to your body? Cancer Research UK Smokeless tobacco and cigarette smoking: chemical mechanisms and cancer prevention Nature Reviews Cancer