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National #|Cancer Institute. (2010, October 28). "Light" Cigarettes and Cancer Risk. Web. 31 August, 2012. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/light-cigarettes

Facts:

 * 1) #|Cigarette companies are changing cigarettes to be "light."
 * 2) These "new" cigarettes have thinner paper--to let out toxic chemicals.
 * 3) These cigarettes have less tar than others but it can still cause cancer.
 * 4) Companies are selling "gold or silver packages" to mislead people to think they are "light" cigarettes.
 * 5) Light cigarettes are not less hazardous than regular ones.
 * 6) Light cigarettes are different blends of tobacco, but still deliver the harmful effects.
 * 7) People who switch from regular to light are still able to inhale toxic chemicals.
 * 8) Quitting reduces health risks by a lot, but the damage is still done to the body.
 * 9) Tar yields are 7 or less for ultra-light, 8-14 for light, and 15+ for regular.
 * 10) Ultra-light and light cigarettes aren't safer than regular, studies show they both still cause cancer.
 * 11) Smokers crave nicotine, inhaling more gives there crave an ease.
 * 12) Smokers lips and fingers can prevent the filters from working.
 * 13) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Companies--that sell cigarettes--are aware of the difference between a machine smoking and a person smoking.
 * 14) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Machines can show how much tar yields in the machines, and a guess on how much people will get.
 * 15) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Smokers end up inhaling more than a machine can.