Filed in archive News by kevin on November 7, 2005

Many smokers think nicotine causes cancer - which is not true:

"Just the opposite is true," Reichert told Reuters Health. "Nicotine does not cause cancer, but that is why patients are reluctant to use patches to help them quit ... It's the cigarette smoke that contains carcinogens, neurotoxins and other toxins."

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