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TEEN SMOKING AND BREAST CANCER

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Teen Smoking and Breast Cancer

 

A recent Canadian study suggests that adolescent girls who smoke have a much higher risk of developing breast cancer later in life, than those who don't.

 

According to a report in the medical journal Lancet, the immature breast tissue of teenage girls is especially susceptible to damage from the toxins present in cigarette smoke. The article was written by British Columbia doctor Pierre Band.

 

Band says studies have shown that the increased sensitivity of female breasts between first menstruation and first full-term pregnancy leaves women susceptible to environmental carcinogens.

 

Researchers sent surveys to 2,933 British Columbia women under the age of 75. Half the women were diagnosed with breast cancer and the rest were a control group.

 

They looked at smoking patterns and cancer rates and found a huge difference between those who had smoked in adolescence and those who had not.

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