Lung cancer study finds mentholated cigarettes no more harmful than regular cigarettes

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - 19:30 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. 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.

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