Smoke Chemistry, In Vitro Cytotoxicity, and Genotoxicity Demonstrate Enhanced Toxicity of Cigarillos Compared to Cigarettes

This study found that there is significantly greater toxicity in the tested US-marketed cigarillos than cigarettes for tobacco constituent levels, cytotoxicity, and genotoxicity. These findings are important, not only for improved understanding of the toxicity from the use of cigarillos…