SMOKERS who light up first thing in the morning have a much greater chance of suffering lung cancer than those who wait till later in the day.
Scientists have found increased levels of harmful nicotine in the lungs of smokers who have their first cigarette minutes after waking.
The researchers said the amount of cotinine - a byproduct of nicotine - among people who smoke first thing in the morning was higher regardless of the number of cigarettes smoked.
(PHILADELPHIA) Smoking has once again been implicated in the development of advanced cancer. Exposure to nicotine by way of cigarette smoking may increase the likelihood that pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma will become metastatic, according to researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson. Their study was published in the August edition of the journal Surgery.