January 25, 2011

Smoking May Be Associated With Increased Risk of Breast Cancer

ScienceDaily for January 24, 2011 reported on smoking and breast cancer.

"Smoking before menopause was positively associated with breast cancer risk, and there were hints from our results that smoking after menopause might be associated with a slightly decreased breast cancer risk," the authors write. "This difference suggests an antiestrogenic effect of smoking among postmenopausal women that may further reduce their already low endogenous estrogen levels."