Because a lot of women believe that smoking can help them lose weight, they keep on smoking. .
There are many diseases that are related to smoking. Among these diseases, lung cancer is the most serious and top harm disease in smoking. Dr. Waun Ki Gong from M.C. Anderson cancer center says, " Unless we eliminate tobacco use in our society, we will not make much progress in controlling cancer." (Laino) Smoking is the leading known cause of preventable death and disease among women. More women are estimated to have died of lung cancer in the year 2000 than of cancers of the breast, uterus, and ovary combined. Of course, lung cancer is but one of the many diseases for which risk is greater among smokers than nonsmokers. (Cigarette smoking linked to breast cancer link) Lung cancer is biggest and most dangerous disease among women smoker. Since women started smoking in the 1930s and 1940s, about 20 to 30 years later than men, its rate started to increase so fast. From 1950 through 1997, the lung cancer death rate among women rose by over 600 percent. Also, in 2000, lung cancer accounted for an estimated 1 of every 4 cancer deaths and nearly 1 of every 8 newly diagnosed cancers among women. (Women and Smoking) .
Dr.Thomas A. says, " Breast cancer is not typically thought of as a smoking-associated malignancy but for susceptible women it could be quite an important contributor." (Laino ) Smoking is another big major risk among women with a family history of breast or ovarian cancer. Breast cancer is one of the scariest diseases that most of women don't want to get it in their lives. There could be a genetic problem or other issues that could cause breast cancer but smoking affects a lot in a way of women of getting breast cancer. US researchers reported that 132 families with at least three breast or ovarian cancer patients found that patients" sisters and daughters who smoked were more than twice as likely to develop breast cancer, compared with the nonsmoking sisters and daughters of patients.
