Forget Fukushima, its the smokes thatll nuke you

Tobacco firms have failed to act on radioactivity in cigarettes. According to cancer researchers: “Cigarettes deliver dangerously concentrated doses of radioactivity directly into the lungs. When smokers inhale, the radioactive particles damage lung tissue, creating ?hot spots? of damage. They add that: “Other [toxic] chemicals in cigarette smoke damage the lung?s cleaning systems, which would [...]

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