Cigarette

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Cigarette
TermCigarette
Short definitionCigarette - (pronounced) (SIH-guh-ret) tubular tobacco product consisting of finely cut, dried tobacco leaves wrapped in thin paper. It may also contain other ingredients, including substances to add different flavors. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Cigarette - (pronounced) (SIH-guh-ret) tubular tobacco product consisting of finely cut, dried tobacco leaves wrapped in thin paper. It may also contain other ingredients, including substances to add different flavors. A cigarette is lit and smoked at one end, and the smoke is usually inhaled into the lungs. Cigarettes contain nicotine and many cancer-causing chemicals that are harmful to both smokers and non-smokers. Cigarette smoking can lead to nicotine addiction and cause many types of cancer, including lung, larynx, mouth, esophagus, pharynx, kidney, bladder, pancreas, stomach and cervix, and acute myeloid leukemia. Cigarette smoking also causes other health problems, including heart disease, stroke, and lung diseases like emphysema and chronic bronchitis

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