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Can You Get Cancer From Smoking Weed?
A “shocking” number of people don’t know that being overweight is a main risk factor for cancer, a new survey has found. The survey of over 40,000 people in 39 countries found that about 40 percent of people did not understand that obesity increased the risk of cancer. The study also found that 25 percent of people who smoked daily did not believe that tobacco increased their risk of cancer. The study’s authors say the results are worrisome because it indicates that people are not aware...
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Meet Anne Mitchell
Anne Mitchell was a smoker for more than 25 years and tried to quit hundreds of times before finding long-term success. Having started smoking and... Read more »
Smoking May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
Women who smoke before menopause are more likely to develop breast cancer, a new study finds. Smoking is already associated with a dramatically... Read more »
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Men who gain weight or who smoke after a prostatectomy double their risk of prostate cancer recurrence and death, a new study suggests. The study on... Read more »
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Women who survive breast cancer and continue to smoke are more likely to develop cancer again, research suggests. A fifteen-year study found that the... Read more »
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