FEMALE SPECIFIC CANCERS

Tobacco consumption in women causes female-specific cancers, reduces fertility

​Tobacco smoking affects women differently. Smoking leads to increased risk of oral cancer, laryngeal cancer, mouth and pharynx, food pipe cancer, lung cancer, premenopausal breast cancer, kidney, bladder, urinary tract, cervical cancer, uterine cancer, colorectal cancer and lymphomas. It increases the risk of breast cancer, especially in pre-menopausal women. Smoking also reduces their fertility, making it difficult to conceive: Dr Indu Bansal Aggarwal