Lung Cancer (Genetics)

Tobacco Chemical and Cancer Link Needs Careful Study

Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, November 4th, 1996

A tobacco company urges careful examination of the conclusion that a chemical compound in cigarette smoke can be linked to the genetic changes of lung cancer.

The study was the first to describe the specific parts of a cancer gene that are damaged by benzo(a)pyrene (BAP), a chemical in the smoke.

Anti-smoking groups described the finding, reported in the October 18, 1996, issue of Science, as a "smoking gun" link between cigarettes and lung cancer that gives plaintiffs a powerful new weapon in lawsuits against tobacco companies (.

Brown & Williamson, makers of Viceroy and Barclay cigarettes, responded that the chemical can come...

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