Dec
12
2011
In Women, Smoking is Closely Associated With Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Posted by Flap in Cancer, Health, Medicine, Smoking
According to a new study.
Women who have non-melanoma skin cancers are more likely to have smoked cigarettes compared to women without skin cancer, said researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., who published study results in a recent issue of Cancer Causes Control.The researchers concluded that:
- Cigarette smoking was associated with non-melanoma skin cancer, and the risk increased with increasing dose (cigarettes per day) and number of years smoked.
- Among men, smoking was modestly associated with BCC andSCC.
- Among women, smoking was strongly associated with SCC, but not BCC.
So, if you don’t smoke, don’t start.
If you do smoke, cut back and then quit….
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