7 Chemicals in Cigarettes That Cause Cancer

Published on October 12, 2015 at 4:09 pm by Milica Radenkovic in Lists

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1. Benzene

Benzene’s concentrations per cigarette can range from 12 to 50μg

We finish our list of 7 Chemicals in Cigarettes That Cause Cancer with benzene. It is made of carbon and hydrogen, is best known as a chemical that is found in gasoline. It is also used in making plastics, rubbers, dyes, detergents, drugs, and pesticides, and it is a byproduct of natural processes, such as volcanoes and forest fires. It has been proven that benzene causes acute myeloid leukemia. At the same time there are strong evidence that exposure to benzene can lead to acute lymphocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), multiple myeloma, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.