Composition of tobaccos from countries with high and low incidences of lung cancer. I. Selenium, polonium-210, Alternaria, tar, and nicotine

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981 · J. Natl. Cancer Inst.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6680343

Bogden, J D ^[1]; Kemp, F W; Buse, M; Thind, I S; Louria, D B; Forgacs, J; Llanos, G; Terrones, I M

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1. New Jersey Medical School, Newark

Tobaccos from countries with high and low incidences of lung cancer were analyzed. Tobacco concentrations of polonium-210 were similar in cigarettes from high- and low-incidence countries, as were levels of cigarette smoke tar and nicotine. Tobaccos from low-incidence countries had significantly lower Alternaria spore counts. Mean selenium concentrations of tobaccos from the high-incidence countries (0.16 +- 0.05 ..mu..g/g) were significantly lower than those of tobaccos from the low-incidence countries (0.49 +- 0.22 ..mu..g/g).

• OSTI ID: 6680343
• Journal Information: J. Natl. Cancer Inst.; (United States), Vol. 66:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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