Mainstream smoke
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| Mainstream smoke | |
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| Term | Mainstream smoke |
| Short definition | mainstream smoke - (pronounced) (MAYN stream. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
mainstream smoke - (pronounced) (MAYN stream. . . ) Tobacco smoke exhaled by smokers. Mainstream smoke can be a form of secondhand smoke. It contains nicotine and many harmful, cancer-causing chemicals. Inhaling conventional smoke increases your risk of lung cancer and may increase your risk of other types of cancer. Inhaling it also increases the risk of other health problems, such as heart and lung disease
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- Wikipedia's article - Mainstream smoke
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