Tobacco
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| Term | Tobacco |
| Short definition | Tobacco - (pronounced) (tuh-BA-koh) plant with leaves high in the addictive chemical nicotine. After harvesting, tobacco leaves are dried, aged and processed in various ways. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Tobacco - (pronounced) (tuh-BA-koh) plant with leaves high in the addictive chemical nicotine. After harvesting, tobacco leaves are dried, aged and processed in various ways. The resulting products can be smoked (in cigarettes, cigars and pipes), applied to the gums (as dipping and chewing tobacco), or inhaled (as snuff). Cured tobacco leaf and the products made from it contain many cancer-causing chemicals, and tobacco use and exposure to second-hand smoke are closely linked to many types of cancer and other diseases. The scientific name of the most common tobacco plant is Nicotiana tabacum
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