Study revealed that smoking destroys the DNA after a few minutes of smoking a cigarette and quickly threatens the possibility of having cancer after a short period of time.
The head of the Study Group which took place at the University of Minnesota, U.S. Stephen Hecht said the findings revealed by the research are amazing and spark strong warning especially for those who think or tend to start smoking.
The presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the cigarette would destroy the DNA,in addition to its role in exposing the smoker to develop lung cancer, which causes the deaths of more than three thousand people around the world each day.
The speed of smoking impact on DNA is equivalent to injection of aromatic hydrocarbons through the bloodstream.
However, USA Today Newspaper,stated that it is still unknow how the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in tobacco can cause this disease.
The head of the Study Group which took place at the University of Minnesota, U.S. Stephen Hecht said the findings revealed by the research are amazing and spark strong warning especially for those who think or tend to start smoking.
The presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the cigarette would destroy the DNA,in addition to its role in exposing the smoker to develop lung cancer, which causes the deaths of more than three thousand people around the world each day.
The speed of smoking impact on DNA is equivalent to injection of aromatic hydrocarbons through the bloodstream.
However, USA Today Newspaper,stated that it is still unknow how the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in tobacco can cause this disease.
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