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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2002 94(2):77; doi:10.1093/jnci/94.2.77-b
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 94, No. 2, 77, January 16, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press

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Differences in Nicotine Metabolism May Explain Ethnic Variations in Lung Cancer Rates

Linda Wang, Assistant News Editor, Katherine Arnold, Deputy News Editor

jncinews@oup-usa.org

Chinese-Americans take in less nicotine per cigarette than whites and Latinos, allowing Chinese-American smokers to smoke fewer cigarettes than their ethnic counterparts to achieve the same nicotine-related effects, a new study suggests.

These findings may explain why Chinese-Americans have a lower rate of lung cancer than other ethnic . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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