Scientists Find Cancer Culprits in Cigarette Smoke

Health Day Via Yahoo! ^ | 2-29-08

[Izzy Dunne]

We have consensus!

[DBrow]

I thought it was the benz-alpha-pyrene and methyl chrysene, who knew?

And then there was the polonium theory, and the “tar” and nicotine...

[Dahoser]

It's long been known that smoking causes lung cancer, but a new study is the first to show that the hydrogen peroxide in cigarette smoke is what actually causes healthy lung cells to turn cancerous.

I'm sure there are a lot of very nervous blondes in the nation tonight.

[cmsgop]

This is soooooooo true IMHO, today is my 4 month quit date, the Nicotine was a breeze it’s all the other crap, hell I had a Ammonia fit for weeks.

[NonValueAdded]

OoooooooooooKay ... what about all those H₂O₂-based mouth products? Seems minute traces might find their way down the airway. Cumulative damage? How long until we hear the lawyer's TV ads asking if we ever used a peroxide-based oral product?

[Rb ver. 2.0]

Is the hydrogen peroxide produced in the burning process?

[Dysart]

Well, Nicotine does speed tumor growth, no doubt. But these are in growths already established.

[libh8er]

Hydrogen Peroxide? That's it ? Why ...just oxidize it to pure harmless water vapor and smoke to your heart's content !

Sigh.. wonder what these 'researchers' will find next to contradict this finding.

[donna]

Take it out and give the cigarettes back at a reasonable price.

[tnlibertarian]

today is my 4 month quit date

Congrats. I'm at 7 months. I admit, though, my first thought when reading this was, "Take out the hydrogen peroxide and let me smoke my cigarettes again".

[Dysart]

Is the hydrogen peroxide produced in the burning process?

Yes. And maybe someone more familiar with the process involving cig smoke condensation which activates HP can explain it.(Hes says hopefully) Can't imagine the formaldehyde is esp healthful either.

[ought-six]

Guns, without a human agent, do not kill. Most bombs, without a human agent, do not kill (there are a few unstable bombs that do detonate “on their own,” but it was a human that created that instability).

[sagar]

“Take it out and give the cigarettes back at a reasonable price.”

Lung cancer is just one of many diseases that cigarettes cause. Cigarettes should have no place in a healthy society just like cocaine, meth, and other agents of death. With at least cocaine and meth, you can say they legally sold for profit.

[Eva]

Hydrogen peroxide is nothing but water with an extra O, but I guess if they can declare ozone a terrible polluntant, they can call hydrogen peroxide a carcinogen.

[Wingy]

With at least cocaine and meth, you can say they legally sold for profit.

Huh?

Are you high?

[who_would_fardels_bear]

And if it turns out that the hydrogen peroxide is not present in second hand smoke ... or is significantly reduced in content by the time it gets to someone else’s nose ... then we can make a stronger case against second hand smoke being a cancer causing agent.

[KoRn]

"Cigarettes should have no place in a healthy society just like cocaine, meth, and other agents of death."

If you don't like such things then don't do them. Leave the state out of it please.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Cigarettes should have no place in a healthy society just like cocaine, meth, and other agents of death.

So where does Freedom fall into your little healthy Scenerio ? while your telling us what we should be allowed to have in a healthy society what would you propose to do with those who wish to be free to do as they please healthy or no ?

Not meant to be a flame i'm just curious ....

[donna]

They are not intoxicating so it’s no one’s business.

Fat people are more expensive.