1. Home
  2. Health
  3. Breast Cancer
photo of Pam Stephan
Breast Cancer Blog

By Pam Stephan, About.com Guide to Breast Cancer

Stop Smoking, Lower Your Risk of Breast Cancer

Thursday October 11, 2007
Smoking is a controversial lifestyle factor that has been tied to increased breast cancer risk. Studies have yet to conclusively prove a link between tobacco smoke and breast cancer, but evidence is piling up. Cigarette smoke contains cancer-causing chemicals that are absorbed into your body and affect your present and future health. Learn about the chemicals in smoke and how it affects females of all ages.

Comments

No comments yet. Leave a Comment

Leave a Comment

Line and paragraph breaks are automatic. Some HTML allowed: <a href="" title="">, <b>, <i>, <strike>

Explore Breast Cancer
About.com Special Features

Learn how you can reduce your your numbers with these nutrition and exercise tips. More >

Keep yourself, and your family, happy and healthy this fall with these tips. More >

  1. Home
  2. Health
  3. Breast Cancer

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.