The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that in the U.S. about 45 million cigarette smokers expose about 126 million nonsmokers to secondhand smoke, including 60 percent of children 3-11 years old, and kill 53,000 annually. Secondhand smoke contains at least 250 known toxic chemicals, of which more than 50 can cause cancer. The research is done. The cat is out of the bag. Secondhand smoke exposure causes heart disease and lung cancer in nonsmoking adults. Nonsmokers who are exposed to secondhand smoke at home or work increase their heart disease risk by 25-30 percent and their lung cancer risk by 20-30 percent. ... read more >>
Posts Tagged ‘risks’
KEITH DURYEA: The numbers are in on secondhand smoke risks
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Studies Quantify Cancer Risks From CT Scans
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Commonly performed CT scans are exposing patients to far more radiation than previously thought and in doses that could cause tens of thousands of cancers a year, two new studies claim. Based on the findings, reported in the Dec. 14/28 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, the study authors, joined by Archives editor Dr. Rita F. Redberg, are calling on clinicians to limit radiation exposure to patients. ... read more >>
Commonly performed CT scans are exposing patients to far more radiation than previously thought and in doses that could cause tens of thousands of cancers a year, two new studies claim. Based on the findings, reported in the Dec. 14/28 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, the study authors, joined by Archives editor Dr. Rita F. Redberg, are calling on clinicians to limit radiation exposure to patients. ... read more >>
Why you should avoid the smoke
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
The facts are there — smoking will cause several health risks and problems to the human body. ... read more >>
The facts are there — smoking will cause several health risks and problems to the human body. ... read more >>
Lung cancer one of many risks facing women lose ovaries to hysterectomies
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
Loss of cancer-protecting hormones ovaries produce may be to blame ... read more >>
Loss of cancer-protecting hormones ovaries produce may be to blame ... read more >>
Heart risks ‘missed in smokers’
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
High blood pressure is picked up less often in people who smoke, despite them being at higher risk of heart disease, research suggests. ... read more >>
High blood pressure is picked up less often in people who smoke, despite them being at higher risk of heart disease, research suggests. ... read more >>
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