Relationship between Tobacco Smoking and Cervical Cancer

Authors

  • Ayumi Ono, RN, MA
  • Miwa Nakagawa, RN, MA
  • Eri Ikuta, RN, MA
  • Yumiko Watanabe, CNM, MA
  • Masafumi Koshiyama, MD, PhD

Keywords:

women, the smoking status, duration and intensity were associated

Abstract

Cervical cancer is the fourth most frequent cancer in women
with an estimated 570,000 new cases in 2018. Approximately
90% of deaths from cervical cancer occur in low- and middleincome countries.1
This paper reviews the current issues in the
relevant literature and the effects of tobacco smoking on cervical
cancer, and discusses the points to be noted

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Published

2019-11-30

Issue

Volume 5 Issue 1 2019

Section

Articles