Investigation of suspected contact sensitivity to tobacco in cigarette and cigar factory employees

The sugar content and the ph of the smok

The sugar content and the ph of the smoke of cigarette, cigar and pipe tobaccos in relation to lung cancer

✍ L. A. Elson; T. E. Betts; R. D. Passey 📂 Article 📅 1972 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 French ⚖ 788 KB

## Abstract The risk of lung cancer is greater in cigarette smokers than in cigar or pipe smokers. In Great Britain, which has a very high lung‐cancer death rate, cigarette tobacco (flue‐cured) has a high sugar content (up to 20%) while cigar tobacco (aircured) has a low sugar content (0.5—2%). Det