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Radioactive polonium linked to cigarette smoke cancer risk
A New England Journal of Medicine letter reports polonium in cigarette smoke contaminating body tissues. Researchers Di Franza and Winters link Po to organ cancers and radiation doses comparable to chest X-rays, noting fertilizer-derived Po from tobacco plants affects smokers and non-smokers alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Journal of Medicine
Drs
Joseph di Franza
Thomas Winters
University of Massachusetts Medical Center
di Franza
Winters
R.T. Ravenholt
Washington
Federal
Centers For Disease Control
Journal