Lung cancer, not breast cancer, is the leading cause of cancer deaths in women. Almost all lung cancer deaths in women are caused by smoking.
If you smoke, quitting now is the best thing you can do for your health. You'll have more energy, you'll breathe easier, and your children and other people in your home will be healthier too.
There are plenty of important reasons to quit smoking now. It's good for your heart, good for your lungs, and good for your family. When you stop smoking a pack a day, you'll save $1,800 a year on cigarettes.
Here are some more good reasons to quit smoking:
- Working women smokers report more days lost from work from illness and injury than working women who do not smoke.
- Heart disease is the #1 killer of women in the United States. You are 4 times more likely to die from coronary heart disease if you smoke.
- Women who smoke have more heart attacks, cancers, oral health problems and lung conditions.
- Women who smoke are more likely to have a miscarriage or a lower birth-weight baby.
