On Cigarette Smoking, Bronchial Carcinoma and Ciliary Action

Abstract

THE New York Times published a story in February, 1955, stating that bronchogenic carcinoma never develops in the Yemen Jews.¹ They smoke a great deal of strong tobacco but pass the smoke through water in a special type of pipe.One wonders what becomes of the smoke after it leaves the proximal end of American cigarettes. It passes directly, of course, into the mouth. Hansel² has described the effects of tobacco smoking on the upper respiratory tract. Proetz³ has studied the irritating effects on the pharyngeal mucosa and has demonstrated tar deposit in the noses of experimental animals. So-called smoker's . . .