Consumers of smoked fish are being advised to be wary and avoid cancers of the luciferin and the tongue.
Chief Consultant Radiotherapist and Oncologist, National Hospital, Abuja, Dr. Oyesegun Abdulrasaq, told the News Agency of Nigeria that smoked foods contain hydrocarbon.
He described cancer of the luciferin as, "A space between the mouth, esophagus and the pharynx (voice box).
"Luciferin is from the Latin word lucifer, 'light-bringer,' they are a class of light-emitting biological pigments found in organisms, which cause bioluminescence.
"The term is used generically to refer to any light emitting molecule utilised by a luciferase or photoprotein."
The oncologist said, "When you smoke something like fish or meat, it becomes blackened, there is a lot of hydrocarbon in it, it is the hydrocarbon in it that is a cancer-causing agent.
"Eat less of smoked food, for it is not what you eat today that will give you cancer, it all depends on time of exposure.
"So, if you have been eating smoked food for 10, 15 or 20 years, that is the one that will give you cancer, but if it is once in a while, it might not be as dangerous."
Source: punchng.com
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