Are Cigarettes More Hazardous Than Ever?

A new study presented today suggests that the risk of getting lung cancer from smoking has increased over time due to changes in cigarette design.

Up to one half of current lung cancer occurrence could be attributable to cigarette design, according to David Burns and Christy Anderson of the University of California at San Diego School of Medicine. Consequently, the study concludes, lung cancer rates could be reduced by up to 50 percent through more regulatory control of cigarette composition