Second hand smoke, age of exposure and lung cancer risk

Second - hand Smoke and Cancer

The Effects of Second-hand Smoke Exposure on Breast Milk Cotinine and Infant Urinary Cotinine

Background & Aims: Exposure to cigarette smoke affects the health of mothers and infants. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of second-hand smoke exposure on breast milk and infant urinary cotinine during breastfeeding. Methods: This cohort study was conducted on 45 breastfeeding mothers and infants exposed to second-hand cigarette smoke (exposed group), and 40 breastfeeding mothe...

effect of second-hand smoke exposure on lung function among non-smoking korean women.

previous literature has implicated that there might be an individual susceptibility difference in terms of race/ethnicity and gender in response to second hand smoke (shs) exposure. this study was done to examine the effect of shs exposure on lung function in non-smoking korean women.this cross-sectional study was conducted using the korea national health and nutrition examination survey (knhan...

Maternal Exposure to Second-hand Smoke and Super Ovulati on Outcome for Assisted Reproduction

Background The effect of smoking cigarettes is followed by diverse effects on ovaries and developing follicles but the effect of passive smoking on ovarian function is unknown. On the other hand, the ovarian response to induction is a very important step in assisted reproduction. The aim of this study is to compare ovarian response in passive smokers and non-passive smokers in an assisted repro...

Indoor Smoke Exposure and Risk of Anthracosis

The association between indoor smoke exposure due to traditional baking (baking homemade bread) and anthracosis has rarely been investigated. The aim of the present study is to quantify such association among the Iranian population. A hospital based case-control study was carried out on 83 anthracotic cases and 155 controls (83 individuals with non-anthracotic pulmonary disorders from the pulmo...