Women and Lung Cancer

It is women and young adults are most affected by the occurrence of lung cancer currently.

It seems that women who smoke are more susceptible to the occurrence of lung cancer than male smokers.

Smoking induces overexpression of the enzyme CYP1 B1,

Enzyme that has great importance in the Metabolism (see this term) estrogen.

This allows the question of whether estrogen plays a role in the promotion of lung cancer, as they play in ovarian cancer and breast cancer.

It seems quite likely.

In the United States, female mortality from lung cancer now exceeds the mortality from breast cancer.

In France, the forecasts are pessimistic about the number of female cancers that declare in the coming years, but for now they are still young men 35 to 45 years who pay the heaviest price.

HOWEVER ACTUELLEEMNT LUNG CANCER IS THE THIRD CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG WOMEN IN FRANCE.

BE CHARGED AN INCREASE OF 5.6% PER YEAR IN IT.

THE AGE 40-59 YEARS SHE CHARGED AN INCREASE OF 9.6% PER YEAR.

- It is TOBACCO (qv) course that is responsible for this mortality.

- The age of the beginning of the poisoning is more important than the number of cigarettes smoked per day risk factor.

- So early smoking is a risk factor that should not be overlooked. In France, 25% of 14-15 year olds are regular smokers, which augurs a significant increase in lung cancer in 20 years.

And what is very disturbing is that girls, and very young girls in particular, smoke more than boys.