Lung cancer risk of women not tied to childbirths
The lung cancer risk of a woman does not appear to be associated with the number of children she has, although some scientists had thought hormonal changes during pregnancy may protect against the disease.
“If you look at the component studies, they are all over the map,” she told Reuters Health, adding that she and her colleagues had hoped to be able to explain that variation.
“We came up relatively empty-handed,” Jessica K. Paulus, who worked on the analysis and of Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, said. “It makes it difficult to interpret our findings.” “Both active smoking and exposure to second-hand smoking are some of the strongest risk factors for lung cancer,” said Paulus. “Quitting smoking and quitting soon is associated with reducing your risk of lung cancer.”
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