Health Effects and Mortality of smoking Cigarette smoking kills an estimated 178,000 women in the philippines annually.1 The three leading smoking-related causes of death in women are lung cancer (44,000), heart disease (41,000), and chronic lung disease (37,500).1 Ninety percent of all lung cancer deaths in women smokers are attributable to smoking.2 Since 1950, lung cancer deaths among women have increased by more than 600%. By 1987, lung cancer had surpassed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women.2 Women who smoke have an increased risk for other cancers, including cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx (voice box), esophagus, pancreas, kidney, bladder, and uterine cervix.2 Women who smoke double their risk for developing coronary heart disease and increase by more than ten-fold their likelihood of dying from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.2,3 Cigarette smoking increases the risk for infertility, preterm delivery, stillbirth, low birth weight, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).2 Postmenopausal women who smoke have lower bone density than women who never smoked.2 Women who smoke have an increased risk for hip fracture than never smokers.2
Posted on: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 03:34:54 +0000
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