Agudo published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology that concluded that 20 percent of all tumors are caused directly by the consumption of snuff The Pfizer Foundation gave the Thursday, November 28, its annual awards Biomedicine. The event, held in Barcelona, ​​ distinguished five medical researches on pneumococcal infections in children, lymphatic leukemia, colorectal cancer, Parkinson’s disease and cancer and nutrition.

This year has been awarded a Special Mention in the category of Clinical Research work, Antonio Agudo, ICO Hospitalet, by article ‘ Impact of smoking on cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition ‘ published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

According to the study, 20 percent of all tumors are caused directly by the consumption of snuff. The findings were obtained after keeping track of 441,211 people for an average of 11 years. 14,563 participants developed a tumor related to snuff. This is behind 80 % of cancers of the lung and larynx, and between 20 and 50 % of other respiratory and digestive and urinary tract tumors.