A STUDY OF COMPARATIVE CARCINOGENICITY OF CIGARETTE AND CIGAR SMOKE CONDENSATE ON MOUSE SKIN

The carcinogenicity of smoke condensates to mouse skin prepared from plain cigarettes, small cigars and cigarettes manufactured from cigar tobacco has been compared. A statistically significant increase in mouse skin carcinogenicity has been shown with cigar smoke condensate compared with smoke condensate from either flue-cured or cigar tobacco cigarettes. There was no significant difference in mouse skin carcinogenicity between smoke condensate from cigarettes made of flue-cured tobacco or cigar tobacco. There was no difference in incidence of spontaneous occurring tumours of other organs following application of any of the three condensates. © 1969, The British Empire Cancer Campaign for Research. All rights reserved.