Smoke Twenty years ago, even after smoking was known to be a leading cause of lung cancer, the frightening data was mainly about men. Since then, advertising has made smoking look very attractive and too many young women have fallen into the trap. The truth is there is nothing glamorous or chic about smoking. Facts Women who smoke are dying of lung cancer and other smoking-related diseases at twice the rate of women who do not smoke. Women who smoke are sick more often than women who do not smoke.
Smoking affects pregnancy .
The risk of serious effects on the heart and blood vessels, may be several times greater for women who use birth-control pills and also smoke cigarettes, compared to those who are on the pill but do not smoke. This year, more women will die from lung cancer than from breast cancer. Most women who quit smoking do not permanently gain weight.