Independent researchers reviewed 40 studies on the effects of heated tobacco products — and the findings were far from clear-cut.

Wynder & Co. closed in on a natural waxy substance that is known to coat the tobacco leaf. In the wax are “aliphatic hydrocarbons.” which, burned at high temperatures, produce “polycyclic ...

Summary: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are some of the major lung carcinogens found in tobacco smoke. PAHs are potent inducers of the hepatic cytochrome P-450 (CYP) isoenzymes 1A1 ...

With tobacco usage accounting for over 85% of cases, smoking is one of the main causes of lung cancer. Although most mouth cancers are caused by chewing tobacco, smoking—whether from cigarettes ...

We identified many of the cancer-causing chemicals in cigarette smoke and coal tar – including the first ... causing agents were a group of chemicals called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011;68(5):399-401. This case illustrates the need for awareness of the impact of cigarette smoking on medications such as olanzapine. The number of cigarettes smoked ...