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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for tobacco tar
  1. Smoking and surgery 
    Quitting smoking and other nicotine products, including e-cigarettes, before surgery can improve your recovery and outcome after surgery. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000437.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Tobacco and chemicals (image) 
    ... chemicals that are associated with chewing or sniffing tobacco include aniline, naphthalene, phenol, pyrene, tar, and 2-naphthylamine.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17193.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Smoking and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder) (image) 
    ... substances that damage the lung when inhaled, including tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide, and cyanide. Long-term exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke and/or repeated respiratory infections also can ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19377.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Non-small cell lung cancer 
    ... smoking. There is no evidence that smoking low-tar cigarettes lowers the risk. Some people who have ... stop smoking. There is no evidence that low tar cigarettes lowers the risk. Research shows that smoking ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007194.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Colorectal cancer 
    Contact your provider if you have: Black, tar-like stools Blood during a bowel movement Change in bowel habits Unexplained weight loss
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000262.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Heartburn 
    ... like coffee grounds. Your stools are black (like tar) or maroon. You have a burning feeling and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003114.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Lung cancer 
    ... cancer. There is no evidence that smoking low-tar cigarettes lowers the risk. Research shows that smoking ... problems caused by secondhand smoke. www.cdc.gov/tobacco/secondhand-smoke/health.html . Updated November 1, 2022. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007270.htm - Medical Encyclopedia