Obese women are less likely to have mammograms and pap smears (screening tests for breast cancer and cervical cancer) than women who are not. In view of the epidemic of obesity that is sweeping across the US, this is a problem. This problem was found more amongst white women than black women who were more [...]
Smoking more dangerous for women
There may be more evidence to suggest that women are more likely to suffer from the adverse effects of tobacco than men. A study carried out in Switzerland examined the records of 683 people who were referred to a lung cancer centre from 2000 to 2005. They found that even though the women they examined [...]
