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I'm wondering why are charbroiled meat and cigarette smoke cancer causing agents?
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Benzopyodenes: Organic ring hydrocarbon chemicals are common in charbroiled beef as well as nitrosamines these cause free radical formation which damage the dna nicotine and tobacco has over 1000 known mutagens and many carcinogens other the tar and the nicotine.
Answered 3/8/2015
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