http://www.tobacco.org/newsfeed/category/breast_cancer.rss Latest top tobacco news headlines en-us http://www.examiner.com/breast-cancer-in-atlanta/smoking-can-increase-your-risk-of-developing-breast-cancer http://tobacco.org/news/331252.html With all the warnings about smoking cigarettes and passive smoking, you would be surprised to see how many women in the Atlanta area still smoke cigarettes. This Examiner spoke to a few friends and some had quit and some still smoke. The ones who quit did so because they got tired of being sick. The ones who still smoke said they did so because they enjoy smoking and never have been deathly ill from smoking. One of my friends, who quit, did so because she developed breast cancer. Another friend is still smoking even though she has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Smoking is a difficult addiction to break for some people. Next to lung cancer, breast cancer is the most significant breast cancer risk to women. Examiner.com Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=13263 http://tobacco.org/news/330140.html 1 Introduction (19-28) 2 Background, Definitions, Concepts (29-58) 3 What We Have Learned from Current Approaches to Studying Environmental Risk Factors (59-142) National Academies Press Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/SABCS/30072?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyHeadlines&utm_source=WC&eun=g220600d0r&userid=220600&email=gborio@gmail.com&mu_id= http://tobacco.org/news/330119.html Women may be able to reduce their risk of breast cancer if they avoid a host of environmental exposures, including unnecessary ionizing radiation, combination hormone replacement therapy, and smoking, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine. Leading a healthy lifestyle -- eating right and getting enough exercise -- as well as lowering alcohol intake can also diminish that risk, the IOM said in a report entitled "Breast Cancer and the Environment," which was released here at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. There's consistent epidemiologic evidence that modifying these factors can lower cancer risk, committee chair Irva Hertz-Picciotto, MD, of the University of California Davis, and colleagues wrote, adding that there were 230,480 new cases of invasive disease in 2011. . . . The committee also warned of a possible increased risk of breast cancer from exposure to benzene, 1.3-butadiene, and ethylene oxide -- chemicals found in the workplace, gasoline fumes, car exhaust, and cigarette smoke -- although the evidence for a link with breast cancer is more limited or contradictory for those substances, they noted. MedPage Today Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://newstonight.net/content/uk-women-unaware-lung-cancer-risk http://tobacco.org/news/328252.html Fear of breast cancer has aroused so much in the UK that they have forgotten that it's not breast cancer but lung cancer, which has been increasing the number of deaths in the country. Risk is increasing in the case of women and drooping in the case of men, reveals the result of polls being conducted by Macmillan Cancer Support. Women are not even aware of the symptoms of the lung cancer, despite the fact that it's the UK's most dangerous and life taking cancer. For the poll, 1000 women were polled and half of them expressed their concerns about breast cancer fear and only 33% of women showed concern about lung cancer. It means only six women out 100 knows about lung cancer. The severity of lung cancer could be known by the fact that it after being diagnosed with it, person has only six more months to live in this beautiful world. NewsTonight.net Magazine UK Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.springerlink.com/content/tr357l337852nh57/ http://tobacco.org/news/326977.html Abstract Purpose Smoking and alcohol consumption after breast cancer diagnosis have received little attention. The aim of this study was to describe the change in smoking and alcohol consumption of women in the BUPA Health Foundation Health and Wellbeing After Breast Cancer Study in the first 2 years after diagnosis. Methods We documented cigarette and alcohol use at diagnosis in a prospective cohort study of 1,588 Australian women with invasive breast cancer in an enrolment questionnaire and again 2 years later (follow-up questionnaire, FQ1). Results Twelve percent of participants smoked at diagnosis. Nearly one third of these had quit by FQ1 and of those continuing, 1 in 4 were smoking fewer cigarettes per day. Smoking more at diagnosis was significantly associated with smoking at FQ1.Over 70% of women reported consuming alcohol in each questionnaire. The proportion of women consuming more than four alcoholic drinks per occasion at least weekly dropped between the time of diagnosis and FQ1, although by FQ1, 1 in 12 women still reported this drinking pattern. Conclusions Smoking and alcohol consumption are important health issues for women with breast cancer. Health care providers should consider using evidence-based interventions to reduce smoking and drinking in this group. Supportive Care in Cancer Australia Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/australian-study-shows-many-women-still-smoking-despite-previous-cancer-diagnosis/story-fn7x8me2-1226149830888 http://tobacco.org/news/326746.html MANY Australian women continue to smoke and drink after being diagnosed with breast cancer, increasing their risk of further cancers. The Australian study found two out of every three women who were cigarette smokers when their breast cancer was diagnosed still smoked two years later. Of heavier smokers, only one in 10 was likely to quit, a Bupa Health Foundation Health and Wellbeing After Breast Cancer study found. . . . Bupa Australia clinical advisory head Dr Stan Goldstein, said: "It's very worrying that they don't realise continued smoking and excessive alcohol consumption increase the risk for further cancers." Melbourne Herald Sun Australia Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.herald.ie/news/lung-cancer-is-now-a-bigger-killer-than-breast-cancer-2864308.html http://tobacco.org/news/325676.html LUNG cancer is the biggest killer of Irish women, having overtaken breast cancer. Years of smoking have now taken their toll, and while lung cancer in men fell between 1994 and 2008, the reverse is happening for women. Instead, the rate is rising by 2pc a year in women and, in a worrying trend, the largest increase of 4pc a year is seen in younger groups under 55 years of age, the annual report of the National Cancer Registry revealed. "Lung cancer has now overtaken breast cancer as the cancer most likely to cause death in women," said registry director Dr Harry Comber. The report, which was published today, shows that 1,059 men and 652 women were diagnosed with lung cancer each year on average between 1994 and 2008. Evening Herald jlast@herald.ie (Jane Last) Ireland Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/748429 http://tobacco.org/news/325382.html Heavy users of alcohol are less likely to adhere to medication in a 1-month period, and cigarette smokers were less likely to adhere adequately over the long term, a study of tamoxifen chemoprevention users has found. Stephanie R. Land, PhD, from the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, and colleagues reported the findings online August 23 in Cancer Prevention Research. According to the researchers, lack of adherence represents a significant barrier to the efficacy of chemopreventive therapies, and "there have been calls for research to identify patients most at risk of poor utilization." The current study used data from the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project Breast Cancer Prevention Trial and represents the first report on adherence from this large data set. The National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project included 13,338 women at high risk for breast cancer who were randomly assigned to receive 20 mg/day tamoxifen vs placebo; the current analysis included 11,064 women enrolled more than 3 years before trial unblinding. Medscape news@medscape.net ( Emma Hitt, PhD) Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://cancerpreventionresearch.aacrjournals.org/content/early/2011/08/18/1940-6207.CAPR-11-0172.abstract http://tobacco.org/news/325251.html The double-blind, prospective, National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) Breast Cancer Prevention Trial (BCPT) showed a 50% reduction in the risk of breast cancer for tamoxifen versus placebo, yet many women at risk of breast cancer do not adhere to the 5-year course. This first report of the rich BCPT drug adherence data examines predictors of adherence. Between June, 1992 and September, 1997 13,338 women at high risk of breast cancer were randomly assigned to 20 mg/d tamoxifen versus placebo; we analyzed the 11,064 enrolled more than 3 years before trial unblinding. Primary endpoint was full drug adherence (100% of assigned pills per staff report, excluding protocol-required discontinuation) at 1 and 36 months; secondary was adequate adherence (76%–100%). Protocol-specified multivariable logistic regression tested lifestyle factors, controlling for demographic and medical predictors. About 13% were current smokers . . . Alcohol use and smoking might indicate a need for greater adherence support. Cancer Prevention Research Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/fitness/85335a14-e12f-53a8-904b-f25d2bd4b766.html http://tobacco.org/news/323548.html According to a Kaiser Family Foundation study, 22.8 percent of Missouri women and 17.5 percent of Illinois women are smokers, which is higher than the national average of 16.2 percent. And while about 60 percent of those women have attempted to quit at one time or another, they have yet to kick the habit. Now, a National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project breast cancer prevention trial sheds light on the dangers for those women who smoke, particularly those who are already at a higher risk of developing breast cancer. According to the report, which took into account several factors including long-term smoking, alcohol intake, physical activity, family history of cancer, age and other considerations, those women who smoked for more than 15 years were at a 34 percent higher risk of developing invasive breast cancer. Women smoking for more than 35 years had a 60 percent higher chance of developing invasive breast cancer. However, the risk of getting breast cancer was zero for women smoking for less than 15 years. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://media-newswire.com/release_1149793.html http://tobacco.org/news/320570.html (Media-Newswire.com) - Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia is shocked that a tobacco company would claim 'it is not hard to quit smoking'. The statement was made by the head of a major international tobacco company at its annual shareholder meeting. "Make no mistake tobacco is a highly addictive substance that is claiming the lives of approximately 5000 New Zealanders every year and that alone should horrify tobacco companies. "Tobacco casts a long shadow of death and disease that has touched almost every household in New Zealand," says Mrs Turia. "I have heard first hand how hard it is for people to give up smoking and that for some people it is much harder to kick the smoking habit than any other drugs. Media Newswire USA Edition New Zealand Sun, 15 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/743288 http://tobacco.org/news/320452.html The impact of smoking on breast cancer might be larger than previously assumed. A large prospective study of healthy women at higher risk for breast cancer confirmed — as had been previously reported — the cancer risk associated with smoking and fitness, but found that the impact of smoking was even greater than had been demonstrated in other studies. The results of the study, which were presented at a press briefing held in advance of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2011 Annual Meeting, found that not only was the risk for invasive breast cancer higher in smokers than in nonsmokers, but that it increased according to years of cigarette smoking. Lead author Stephanie R. Land, PhD, explained that women who smoked for between 15 and 35 years had a 34% higher risk for breast cancer than women who never smoked. Women who smoked for at least 35 years had a 59% higher risk, whereas those who smoked for less than 15 years had no increased risk for breast cancer. Medscape Tue, 24 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.hemonctoday.com/article.aspx?rid=83866 http://tobacco.org/news/320385.html Results from a prospective study of several lifestyle factors demonstrated that long-term smoking and low levels of physical activity were associated with a variety of cancers. However, the same results showed that drinking was not associated with increased risk. Compared with women who did not smoke or who had shorter smoking histories, the risks for invasive breast, lung and colon cancers were significantly higher in women who had smoked for 15 to 35 years, and even higher for those who had smoked for at least 35 years. Researchers also found a strong correlation between a lack of exercise and endometrial cancer risk, said Stephanie R. Land, PhD, research associate professor in the department of biostatistics in the Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh. Land discussed the results during a press conference in advance of the 2011 ASCO Annual Meeting. Hem/Onc Today Mon, 23 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.ecancermedicalscience.com/news-insider-news.asp?itemId=1768 http://tobacco.org/news/320276.html A large prospective study of more than 13,000 healthy women at high risk of breast cancer identified several important lifestyle factors associated with cancer risk. The study reported that the risks of invasive breast, lung and colon cancers were significantly higher in women with long smoking histories, compared to women who did not smoke or had shorter smoking histories. Investigators also found a significant association between low levels of physical activity and endometrial cancer risk. Use of alcohol, however, was not associated with increased cancer risk. "The NSABP study was the first large study to prospectively examine the impact of smoking in women at high risk of breast cancer," said Stephanie Land, PhD, study author and Research Associate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh. "Our results showed an even greater increase in risk than has been shown in previous studies, suggesting that for women who are at risk of breast cancer because of family history or other factors, smoking cigarettes is even more risky than for other women. . . . ASCO 2011 Abstract 1505: Cigarette smoking, fitness, and alcohol use as predictors of cancer outcomes among women in the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) Breast Cancer Prevention Trial eCancer Thu, 19 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://abstract.asco.org/AbstView_102_83894.html http://tobacco.org/news/320204.html Conclusions: This prospective study in women at high risk of breast cancer confirms previously reported cancer risk associated with smoking and fitness, but did not confirm previously reported associations with excessive alcohol use. American Society of Clinical Oncology Fri, 20 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT