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Are non menthol cigarettes more likely to cause throat/esophagal cancer? does the menthol cause less irritation to your throat? or no difference?

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Dr. Angelina Postoev md facs answered

Specializes in General Surgery

All cigs are bad!: smoking is smoking- it is bad for you and people around you. There is potential for FDA to pull menthol off market- since they may be more addictive due to taste. All smoking causes multiple cancers, copd, emphysema, poor healing and so on. Seek help to stop .

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Answered 4/14/2015

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