Dentistry
Smokers at higher risk of losing their teeth, research shows
A new study has confirmed that regular smokers have a significantly increased risk of tooth loss.
Sep 14, 2015
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News tagged with female smokers
Health
Quitting smoking at any age reduces the risk of death after 70
Tobacco use continues to be a major cause of cancer and premature death. Most studies of cigarette smoking and mortality have focused on middle-aged populations, with fewer studies examining the impact of tobacco cessation ...
Nov 30, 2016
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Addiction
Study shows link between smoking and chronic pain in women
Kentucky women who smoke heavily may experience more chronic musculoskeletal pain, suggests a new study led by University of Kentucky researchers.
Sep 28, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Chinese researchers develop lung cancer risk prediction nomogram for female non-smokers
About 53% of lung cancers in females are not attributable to smoking worldwide and a new model presented today at the IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer may allow clinicians the ability to assess and stratify lung cancer ...
Aug 9, 2022
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Cardiology
Young women who smoke face highest risk of major heart attack
Smoking increases both men's and women's risk of a major heart attack at all ages, but women smokers have a significantly higher increased risk compared to men, especially women under 50 years old, according to a study in ...
Jun 24, 2019
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Health
Exercise helps women fight smoking cravings, but effect is short-lived
Dozens of studies on whether moderate exercise can curb the nicotine cravings of women smokers have added up to an apparent contradiction: it seems to work in short-term, well controlled lab experiments, but then fizzles ...
May 19, 2011
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Health
By age 45, smokers already at significantly higher risk of cancer death
(Medical Xpress)—A new Northwestern Medicine study shows that smoking during your middle-aged years dramatically increases your lifetime risk of not just getting cancer, but dying from it.
Sep 13, 2012
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Genetics
Mutations linked to repair of chromosome ends may make emphysema more likely in smokers
Mutations in a gene that helps repair damaged chromosome ends may make smokers—especially female smokers—more susceptible to emphysema, according to results of a new study led by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers.
Jan 14, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
In nonsmoking women, breastfeeding for more than six months may protect against breast cancer
A new analysis has found that breastfeeding for more than six months may safeguard nonsmoking mothers against breast cancer. The same does not seem to hold true for smoking mothers, though. Published early online in the Journal ...
Aug 15, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Weight gain after quitting smoking higher than previously thought
Giving up smoking is associated with an average weight gain of 4-5 kg after 12 months, most of which occurs within the first three months of quitting, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today.
Jul 10, 2012
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