Women who smoke cannot avoid the problems related to smoking. Each cigarette does some harm. Even young women can have health problems caused by smoking. The average cigarette smoker shortens her life by 5-8 years. Lung cancer has become the number one cancer killer of women in some states.
More American women die from lung cancer than from breast cancer.
The number of female smokers aged 12-18 years has doubled in 10 years. More teenage girls than boys now smoke. And the number of women smoking more than one pack of cigarettes per day is increasing. Chronic Lung Disease Smoking can cause chronic lung diseases. Emphysema is a disease that destroys the elasticity of the lungs.