Women who smoke have a higher risk than men of developing health problems, including cancer, according to a Norwegian study from the University of Tromso.
The research team looked at the medical records of 600,000 patients and found that the risk of cancer of the digestive system, like colon cancer, was twice as high in female smokers as in male smokers. In addition, female smokers have an increased risk of developing such diseases compared to non-smokers while the increased risk is only 9% among male smokers. Female smokers are also much more prone to heart attacks than male smokers.
Research carried out by the Norwegian team tends to show that women are biologically more vulnerable to the toxic effects of tobacco.
Another Australian study this time, published in the “Journal of Clinical & Metabolism” suggests an explanation. The research team observed 1,000 adolescents who were victims of passive smoking. She has shown that adolescent girls exposed to cigarette smoke have lower levels of good cholesterol than boys. However, good cholesterol is protective against heart disease.
These two studies aim to alert women to the dangers of tobacco because more and more women are smoking around the world. In addition, it is useful to remember that the mixture of contraceptive pill and tobacco gives a dangerous cocktail, conducive to the development of cardiovascular diseases.
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