Women with breast cancer who smoke regularly or used to be regular smokers have a significantly higher chance of faster breast cancer progression and dying from the disease, compared to non-smoking patients, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco revealed at the Ninth Annual AACR (American Association For Cancer Research) Frontiers in Cancer Prevention… Continue reading
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So many smokers are not aware for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
As many as 20 percent of adults with known risk factors are currently undiagnosed but suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), states a research article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). COPD is a common and costly respiratory condition that is estimated to affect 10% of people 40 years of age and older. This… Continue reading
New way for discovery of lung cancer in smokers
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) in collaboration with investigators at the University of Utah, have discovered a new approach for identifying smokers at the highest risk for developing lung cancer. The findings, which appear in the April 7th issue of Science Translational Medicine, will allow the researchers to use a genomic approach… Continue reading
Smokers are under treath of multiple sclerosis?
A new study shows that smoking may increase the risk of multiple sclerosisNeurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology (MS) in people who also have specific established risk factors for MS. The research is found in the April 7, 2010, online issue. The research involved 442 people with MS and 865 people… Continue reading