Light cigarette
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| Term | Light cigarette |
| Short definition | light cigarette (lite SIH-guh-ret) A type of cigarette said to release less tobacco tar when smoked than a regular cigarette. Light cigarettes have not been shown to be any safer than regular cigarettes, and smoking them does not reduce the risk of cancer or other diseases. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
light cigarette - (pronounced) (lite SIH-guh-ret) A type of cigarette said to release less tobacco tar when smoked than a regular cigarette. Light cigarettes have not been shown to be any safer than regular cigarettes, and smoking them does not reduce the risk of cancer or other diseases. A person smoking a light cigarette can inhale the same amount of tobacco tar, nicotine, and harmful, cancer-causing chemicals as with a regular cigarette, depending on how the cigarette is smoked. Cigarettes may no longer be labeled or advertised as light cigarettes. Also called low tar cigarette
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