LONDON, England -- Women suffer more from smoking than men because of their generally smaller lungs, scientists say. Women are more vulnerable than men to the breathing problems and other harmful ...

Women smokers run a far higher risk of developing lung cancer than men, say doctors. For each cigarette smoked, the danger is twice as high for women. And even non-smokers who develop lung cancer ...

with smoking and passive smoking causing nine out of ten lung cancers. Although men are more likely to be affected, the number of women with lung cancer has been increasing. There are more than ...

If you’ve never smoked a cigarette before, you might assume you’re safe from developing lung cancer. Unfortunately, recent statistics indicate that you can be diagnosed with the disease even ...

Smoking hurts everyone, but women under the age of 50 who smoke are ... about illnesses related to smoking think about emphysema or lung cancer, but one of the greatest risks of cigarette smoking ...

The rate curves for women show later peak death rates ... studies of a possible relationship between cigarette smoking and lung cancer may be said to have begun with the investigation by Drs.

and about 910,000 cases of lung cancer in women. Researchers noted that as smoking prevalence has declined in many countries, the biggest contributing factor to these lung cancer cases was air ...

While lung cancer is traditionally associated with cigarettes, as many as 20% of U.S. cases happen in never-smokers every year. Among Asian American women who have lung cancer, more than 50% have ...

Results: Approximately 38.7% of the lung cancer patients examined had an association with wood smoke exposure, most of them women living in rural areas. Adenocarcinoma was present in 46.7% of ...

Lung cancer represents perhaps the most feared ... affecting not only fertility but potentially the health of future children. For women, smoking accelerates egg loss and brings on earlier ...

An alarming trend has become a source of growing concern among oncologists. More people without a history of smoking tobacco are being diagnosed with lung cancer. Oncologist Dr. Laura Alder with ...