Smoking increases the risk of breast cancer

A woman just enough to smoke 100 cigarettes throughout their lives, to risk of breast cancer in her rose by as much as 30%. This is the conclusion, researchers from the Cancer Research Center Fred Hutchinson in Seattle.

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Smokes a pack a day, women 60% more likely to fall ill breast cancer As American scientists. This is the most common form of the disease - breast tumors with estrogen-receptor-positive. The very relationship between smoking and   breast cancer Possibly due to the fact that the cigarettes contained toxic substances when ingested women act like the hormone estrogen, which is the "fuel" for cancer.

However, the risk of breast cancer   It increased even among that group of women who consider themselves "social" smokers. They are drawn to cigarettes only during some rowdy gatherings in cafes or clubs, and often do not touch the edges of several days or even weeks at a time. These women truly believe that "almost no smoke." Consequently, they do not need to fear any harmful effects of smoking, including malignancies.

The researchers analyzed data on young women from Seattle who was diagnosed with breast cancer between 2004 and 2010. Of these, 778 women had tumors with estrogen receptor-positive and 182 were observed in more aggressive tumors triple negative type. For comparison, the researchers also extracted data on 938 healthy women.

It was found that women had to do was just to smoke 100 cigarettes throughout their lives, to 30% more likely to develop breast cancer. So even "social" smoking, which is widely regarded as harmless, in fact, is a very great danger to women's health. (READ MORE)

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