Lung cancer study finds mentholated cigarettes no more harmful than regular cigarettes
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 12:20
in Health & Medicine
Smokers of mentholated cigarettes are no more likely to develop lung cancer than other smokers, according to a new, very large, prospective study of black and white smokers published online March 23 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. In fact, contrary to a popular hypothesis, menthol smokers in this study had a somewhat lower risk of developing and dying from lung cancer than non-menthol smokers...