The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 272 No 7282 p44
17 January 2004

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Low tar not safer

The risk of dying from lung cancer is the same for smokers of very low tar cigarettes as it is for those smoking low and medium tar brands, a US study of almost one million people shows. The risk was higher for people who smoked non-filter cigarettes and substantially lower in those who quit smoking or never smoked (BMJ 2004;328:72).