The role of second-hand smoke exposure on smoking cessation in non-tobacco-related cancers

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...

Smoking, second-hand smoke exposure and smoking cessation in relation to leukocyte telomere length and mortality

OBJECTIVES To investigate the link between smoking exposure, telomere length and mortality, with emphasis on second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure and the duration of smoking cessation. RESULTS A total of 1,018 participants died during follow-up (mean: 10.3 years). A 50 base-pair decrease in LTL was shown among cotinine-confirmed current versus never smokers. The 90th quantile of LTL decreased wit...

Children's second-hand tobacco smoke exposure: the silent killer.

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

BACKGROUND 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. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted using the Korea National Health and Nutrition Exa...