According to a recent study carried out by European researchers, female smoking is implicated with even more health hazards than was previously suspected.  Norwegian scientists have revealed that smoking women have a higher incidence and earlier onset of heart disease in comparison with male smokers. The finding was published in the journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

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Numerous adverse health conditions can be triggered by cigarette smoking. According to data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the use of tobacco costs Americans almost $80 billion annually. There are well-established associations between inhaling tobacco smoke and developing cardiovascular disease, lung cancer, and other serious and potentially fatal illnesses. About two decades ago, cigarette consumption was also linked to an increased risk of hip fracture and osteoporosis.

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According to a publication at the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, female smoking can contribute to breast cancer risks even to a lager degree than is currently accepted within the medical community. Active smoking, say researchers, can promote dangerous cellular mutations.  Tobacco smoke contains a wide range of hazardous carcinogenic substances that end up in the tissues of smokers and can trigger the development of various diseases and malignancies. Metabolites of tobacco smoke can easily reach the fluid found inside the breast tissue, stimulating the formation of cysts and tumours.

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According to CBC News, Canadian scientists are planning to conduct a survey to focus on smoking among pregnant women living on Nunavut territory. The main purpose of the research is to investigate what causes pregnant females to smoke and which measures can be implemented in order to help them quit.

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According to ScienceDaily, smoking-related diseases and especially death rates among both American and European women have been on a significant rise within the recent decades. This troubling statistics show that aggressive anti-smoking measures that are being implemented in the US and such European countries as France, as well as worldwide, are not enough to prevent the spread of tobacco-related deaths among the global female population.

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