Cigarette smoking hurts women more than men
It’s no secret that smoking isn’t a healthy habit for anyone. But a growing body of research suggests women are more vulnerable to the lung-damaging effects of cigarettes than men.
A study presented Monday at the American Thoracic Society’s annual meeting in San Diego found that women developed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at an earlier age and after fewer years of smoking than men.
Previous studies on lung cancer have also shown that smoking is more likely to cause lung cancer in women than men, even though they tend to start at a later age and smoke less.
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