Browsing by Subject "Tobacco Use"

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    Cancer-causing agents in new tobacco products
    (University of Minnesota Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center, 2006-05-10) Stepanov, I.; Jensen, J.; Hatsukami, Dorothy K.; Hecht, S.S.
    To assess whether new, so-called "reduced exposure" tobacco products contain reduced levels of tobacco-specific cancer-causing agents, scientists at the University of Minnesota measured the level of tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) in 19 different brands of tobacco products, including several new varieties.
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    Cigarette reduction: Can it reduce exposure to toxins?
    (University of Minnesota Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center, 2006-12-22) Hatsukami, Dorothy K.; Le, C.T.; Shang, Y.; Joseph, A.M.; Mooney, M.E.; Carmella, S.G.; Hecht, S.S.
    To assess the degree of compensatory smoking in those who reduce their cigarette intake, researchers at the University of Minnesota Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (UMN TTURC)measured levels of total 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (total NNAL) in the urine of light smokers and of heavy smokers who reduced their cigarette use by at least 40%.
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    Modified tobacco products: are they safer?
    (University of Minnesota Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center, 2004-06-03) Hatsukami, Dorothy K.
    To assess whether switching to modified tobacco products reduces the amount of tobacco-specific carcinogens in the body, scientists at the University of Minnesota measured carcinogen uptake in smokers who were using either a “reduced exposure” tobacco product (Swedish snuff or the Omni cigarette)or medicinal nicotine. Those using medicinal nicotine had greater reductions. Reductions of carcinogen uptake from modified cigarettes was modest at best.