Smoking & Women's Health
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-60456-148-7 (ISBN)
The Office of the US Surgeon General, in a detailed report entitled "Women and Smoking," made the following statement: "When calling attention to public health problems, we must not misuse the word 'epidemic.' But there is no better word to describe the 600-percent increase since 1950 in women's death rates for lung cancer, a disease primarily caused by cigarette smoking. Clearly, smoking-related disease among women is a full-blown epidemic." -- David Satcher, MD, PhD Tobacco use accounts for nearly one third of all cancer deaths. Tens of thousands of women will die this year from lung cancer, which has greatly surpassed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer death among women. More than 90% of these deaths will be due to smoking. In addition to increasing the risk for lung cancer, smoking is a risk factor for cancers of the cervix, mouth, larynx (voice box), pharynx (throat), esophagus, kidney, bladder, pancreas, and stomach. It is also connected to some forms of leukemia. This book presents the latest research in this field from around the world.
Preface; Smoking and women's oral health: A review focus on oral cancer and precancer; Smoking and Tobacco Use among Asian Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Women; Factors affecting women undergraduates' smoking; Tobacco Use and Dependence: Health Impact on Women; Smoking among Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women; A Review of Behavioral Interventions for Smoking Cessation and Weight Gain Prevention; Gender Differences in Nicotine Research: Implications for Smoking Cessation Programs; Effect of gender and smoking on incidence of cardiovascular disease and peptic ulcer in a Japanese population: The Radiation Effects Research Foundation Adult Health Study; Longitudinal Patterns of Cigarette Use Among Girls in Cape Town, South Africa; Smoking and suicide: another concern in women's mental health; Smoking Habit and Oral Health in Women; Increased Oxidation Injury in Children of Smoking Parents; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.7.2008 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 260 x 180 mm |
| Gewicht | 746 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Suchtkrankheiten |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-60456-148-3 / 1604561483 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-60456-148-7 / 9781604561487 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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