Smoking strongly linked to women’s lower take up of cancer screening services – Mirage News

…And more advanced disease once cancer is diagnosed
Smoking is strongly linked to lower use of cancer screening services by women, and more advanced disease once cancer is diagnosed, reveals research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Tobacco use is falling in many parts of the world, but it’s falling less rapidly among women than it is among men. And lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death among women, say the researchers.
The evidence also suggests that women underuse c…

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