Female Smokers May be at Greater Risk for Colon Cancer

Still haven’t kicked the nicotine habit? Here’s another reason to put down the cigarettes for good, especially if you are a woman: female smokers may be more susceptible to colon cancer than male smokers, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention on April 30.

The study included more than 600,000 men and women who were aged 19 to 67 when they enrolled in the study. Over 14 years, almost 4,000 people in the study developed colon cancer.

Women who had ever smoked had a 19% higher risk of colon cancer and men who had ever smoked had an 8% increased risk of developing the disease than those who have never smoked.

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