Public release date: 28-Sep-2011 -Requested Repost Contact: Kim Irwin kirwin@mednet.ucla.edu 310-206-2805 University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences Tobacco companies knew that cigarette smoke contained radioactive alpha particles for more than four decades and developed “deep and intimate” knowledge… Read More ›
Tobacco industry
Big Tobacco knew radioactive particles in cigarettes posed cancer risk but kept quiet
Big Tobacco knew radioactive particles in cigarettes posed cancer risk but kept quiet Tobacco companies knew that cigarette smoke contained radioactive alpha particles for more than four decades and developed “deep and intimate” knowledge of these particles’ cancer-causing potential, but… Read More ›