14 DAY TRIAL // Smoking seriously ups one's chances of developing cancer, specialists keep telling us. Still, it does not really seem fair that this habit harms some more than others.
According to a research whose findings were published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention this past April 30, women run significantly more risks of developing smoking-related colon cancer than men do.
More precisely, women who smoke have a 19% higher risk of being affected by said medical condition, whereas men only have an 8% higher risk. Sources say that, as far as the researchers can tell, even a handful of daily cigarettes are enough to up colon cancer risk.
“Women who smoke even 10 or fewer cigarettes a day increase their risks for colon cancer.”
“Because colon cancer is such a common disease, even this moderate smoking accounts for many new cases. A lot of colon cancer can be prevented if people don't smoke -- especially women,” lead researcher Dr. Inger Gram reportedly said.