Smokers commonly misperceive that nicotine is a major carcinogen: National survey data

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@Ncikxd @techis2507 @AwesomeUKFacts @ST4RDUSTE @sillylumigirl @peanutgilmore Nicotine is not a known carcinogen. Many people have been misinformed enough to think it is, but by itself, it does cause cancer. If it caused cancer health organizations and …

@ElvinaMajiwa Nicotine doesn't cause cancer. https://t.co/fj8jAhv8TT

@DuctionsBro "currently available evidence does not suggest that nicotine in itself induces cancer." https://t.co/HzyEbw8pir

@wanyeburkett This is an unfortunately common mistake. In one survey 65% of *smokers* thought that nicotine was the harmful carcinogen that causes cancer. The current scientific consensus is that nicotine is not itself a carcinogen. "...nicotine may pla…

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