Lifetime cigarette smoking and prognosis in women with breast cancer

 

 

 

 

A number of cohort studies have suggested that former smokers have no increased risk for a breast cancer recurrence and early death.   However, this is not the case.  Risk of recurrence and early death is related  to the lifetime exposure to cigarettes.  Quitting smoking is important for women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer as it will reduce their risk of both recurrence and early death

 

 

 

 

Bibliographic Reference:

Pierce JP et al.: "Lifetime cigarette smoking and breast cancer prognosis in the After Breast Cancer Pooling Project", J Natl Cancer Inst. 2014 Jan;106(1)

 

 

 

 

John Pierce
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Moores UCSD Cancer Center, University of California–San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
 

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