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Women Smokers Have Double Risk
Week of February 18 - Women are not like men… at least when it comes to smoking and their risk of lung cancer. An eye-opening new study shows female smokers run a much higher risk of developing the disease. Dr. David Winter tells us more in tonight’s HealthSource report.
DR. MARK MILLARD
Pulmonologist
Baylor University Medical Center
“There is a difference between men and women and it’s not surprising that there should be differences when you smoke a cigarette.”
DR. WINTER
A major study just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reveals some startling information about women smoker’s risk of lung cancer.
MARK MILLARD
“Women who smoke are twice as likely to develop lung cancer per cigarette smoked as men.”
DR. WINTER
Experts say the results should be a wake up call for the millions of women who smoke—adding we often forget lung cancer is the number one killer of women in this country.
MARK MILLARD
“Now we have all sorts of fundraisers for breast cancer which is great… but lung cancer is a more lethal cancer for women and kills more women than breast cancer.”
DR. WINTER
So why may lighting up be a more deadly habit for women? Researchers don’t know for sure.
MARK MILLARD
“Whether it’s they take a deeper breath or maybe because their airway is just built differently and it’s more susceptible to the cancer causing and emphysema producing side effects of tobacco smoke.”
DR. WINTER
The study findings--experts say-- point to the importance of earlier screenings in female smokers and getting the word out to teen girls about dangers of cigarettes.
MARK MILLARD
“The best treatment for lung cancer is prevention. If you don’t smoke your risk for lung cancer is just infinitesimal.”
DR. WINTER
For Baylor Health Care System, I’m Dr. David Winter.
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Experts remind men who smoke they too are at a significantly higher risk of developing lung cancer. Although not as high as women, more than ten times that of a non-smoking man.