Aspects of Lung Cancer by Sex
Merethe Selnes Hansen, MD, PhD: defended her doctoral dissertation on June 12th , 2020
Is it time to establish breast cancer as a smoking-related cancer?
Smoking was established as a cause of lung cancer in the late 1950s. It then took another 50 years to establish that colorectal cancer was also a smoking-related cancer. However, as of 2018, a causal relationship between smoking and breast cancer had not yet been established. It may seem strange that it is taking so long to prove that smoking is a cause of all three of the most common cancers globally. Breast and lung cancer each account for 2.09 million cases annually and colorectal cancer for 1.8 million.
The Increased Risk of Colon Cancer Due to Cigarette Smoking May Be Greater in Women than Men
Smoking is a recently established risk factor for colon cancer. The authors wanted to explore the hypothesis that women may be more susceptible to smoking–attributed colon cancer than men as one of the possible explanations for the high colon cancer risk of Norwegian women. Female smokers may be more susceptible to colon cancer and especially to proximal colon cancer than male smokers.
Female smokers have a higher colon cancer risk
Most people understand the link between smoking and lung cancer, but researchers are learning even casual smokers are increasing their risk for other cancer types as well. Case in point: Smoking increases the risk for developing colorectal cancer, and female smokers may have a greater risk than male smokers, according to data published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Røyk øker faren for brystkreft
Brystkreft er ikke på Verdens Helseorganisasjons (WHO) liste over røykerelaterte sykdommer. En ny norskledet studie kan endre på det.
Spesielt farlig å røyke i ungdomstida
Røyker du i tenårene, og før du får ditt første barn, er du spesielt utsatt for brystkreft. Dette gjelder selv om du ikke drikker alkohol.
You’ve Come a Long Way Baby: Female Smokers' Higher Colon Cancer Risk
Most people understand the link between smoking and lung cancer, but researchers are learning even casual smokers are increasing their risk for other cancer types as well.
Women Smokers and Colon Cancer Risk
Smoking's connection to cancer is well-established. Now, researchers say cigarettes increase the odds for developing colon cancer, especially for women.
Female Smokers May Have a Greater Risk of Colon Cancer Compared to Male Smokers, Never-Smokers
Most of us are well-aware of many of the ill health effects of smoking, particularly in the form of respiratory conditions like lung cancer and emphysema. However, a recent study has found that smoking can elevate the risk of colorectal cancer as well. What's more, women - even those who smoke less cigarettes and less often than men - are more likely to develop colorectal cancer than men are.
Women smokers 'face higher bowel cancer risk'
Women who smoke seem to be more likely to develop bowel cancer than male smokers, a study has found. Norwegian researchers looked at data on more than 600,000 men and women who were followed up for an average of 14 years.
Smoking Linked to Ovarian Cancer Risk
Women who are former or current smokers are at an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer, according to one of the first studies to show such an association. Inger T. Gram, MD, PhD, professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tromsø, presented the findings here on the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (2006).