Tag: Tobacco: Cigarette Smoking
CVD Events Increased for Cancer Patients Who Continue Smoking After Diagnosis
Risk increased for quitters, initiators/relapsers, and continuing smokers versus sustained nonsmokers
Canada to Become First Country to Mandate Warning Labels on Individual Cigarettes
Retailers and smokers will start to see these new messages on cigarette packaging by the end of April 2024
Secondhand Smoke Exposure Linked to Myopia in Children
SHS exposure linked to greater myopic refraction, longer axial length, increased odds of developing moderate and high myopia
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis
After accounting for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon body burden, smoking not associated with rheumatoid arthritis
U.S. Smoking Rate Reaches All-Time Low
Smoking bans, increased prices, and a lack of social acceptability are among reasons for the decline in traditional tobacco use
E-Cigarette Use in Young Teens Tied to Later Tobacco Cigarette Use
Findings for any tobacco smoking and more frequent smoking seen among both U.S. and U.K. teens
Disparities Seen in Declines in Smoking Prevalence
Slower rates of decline seen for Black and Hispanic young adults and those with less formal education
Smoking Independently Tied to Higher Risk for Psoriasis
However, based on genetic analysis, smoking may not be a causal factor of psoriasis
2016 to 2021 Saw Decline in Percentage of Pregnant Women Smoking
Percent of mothers who smoked cigarettes during pregnancy declined from 7.2 to 4.6 percent, with declines seen across age, race/Hispanic origin groups
Current Smokers at Breast Cancer Diagnosis Face Higher Death Risk
Associations strongest for all-cause mortality in Black women with greater pack-years of smoking
