Nearly 800,000 deaths prevented due to declines in smoking

NIH study examines the impact of tobacco control policies and programs, and the potential for further reduction in lung cancer deaths Twentieth-century tobacco control programs and policies were responsible for preventing more than 795,000 lung cancer deaths in the United States from 1975 through 2000, according to an analysis funded by the National Cancer Institute

Women exposed to DES in the womb face increased cancer risk

NIH study followed daughters of women given diethylstilbestrol during pregnancy and found increased fertility problems and cancer risks A large study of the daughters of women who had been given DES, the first synthetic form of estrogen, during pregnancy has found that exposure to the drug while in the womb (in utero) is associated with

Cigarette smoking implicated in half of bladder cancers in women

NIH study confirms bladder cancer risk from smoking is higher than previously estimated Current cigarette smokers have a higher risk of bladder cancer than previously reported, and the risk in women is now comparable to that in men, according to a study by scientists from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes