New study alerts wives who are subjected to second hand smoke. Sounding a warning over the dangers of passive smoking, a large-scale government study has found that women whose husbands smoke at home have twice the risk of developing a specific type of lung cancer compared with those married to nonsmokers. The research team of the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry that … [Read more...] about Study: Smokers’ Wives Have Higher Cancer Risk
Smoking Related Diseases
Deadly Pancreatic Cancer Needs More Attention
It's the big four - breast, colon, prostate and lung cancer. These are the cancers that you always hear about at community fundraising events. But there are thousands of people suffering from cancers that are often much more deadly and get far less research funding. Pancreatic cancer is a great example of this phenomenon. This type of cancer is as common as … [Read more...] about Deadly Pancreatic Cancer Needs More Attention
Psssst – Smoking is Associated with Rectal Cancer
Cigarette smoking may be a risk factor for -- but not colon--cancer. The evidence linking cigarette smoking and rectal colorectal cancer risk has been inconsistent. Electra Paskett, Ph.D., of Ohio State University in Columbus and colleagues investigated the association between smoking history and colorectal cancer among nearly 147,000 participants in the Women's Health … [Read more...] about Psssst – Smoking is Associated with Rectal Cancer
Smoking Gets Into Your Skin Too
Smokers can add a new health risk to the ever-growing list of hazards posed by their habit: the unsightly and often painful skin condition known as psoriasis. We all know that smoking can effect the health of the skin, including increasing skin wrinkles, but this recent study indicates the odds of developing other serious skin conditions. American and Canadian … [Read more...] about Smoking Gets Into Your Skin Too
Tobacco & the Rheumatoid Factor
The journal Arthritis and Rheumatism puts in evidence that tobacco might cause a genetic reaction which conducts to serious forms of arthritis rheumatoid. This type of arthritis can be quite painful and often greatly impedes one's flexibility. There is a lot of research being done to help ease the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, but one sure way is to stop smoking and … [Read more...] about Tobacco & the Rheumatoid Factor
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