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Smoking and Colon Cancer Risk

Research consistently implicates smoking as a risk factor for colon cancer. These articles provide insight into why smoking increases the risk of developing colon cancer.
Smoking and Colorectal Cancer Risk
Long-term cigarette smoking increases a person's risk of developing colorectal cancer.
Imapct of Cigarettes and Alcohol and Colorectal Cancer Risk
Researchers examined data from 845 people with colorectal cancer to determine if cigarettes and alcohol may have influenced their chances of developing the disease. Their findings, published in the journal Epidemiology, were pretty straightforward.
Smoking Increases Colon Cancer Risk in Men
Many studies have demonstrated that smoking increases a person's risk of developing colon cancer. Research published in the European Journal of Cancer Prevention added one more to the pile.
No Such Thing as a Safe Cigarette... Smoker
Another study, another thorn in the side of smokers. People who choose to smoke already know it's bad for them, but a recent report (and the press it has received) reminds smokers just how bad it is for everyone around them, too.
Smoking Increases Risk for Carriers of HNPCC Gene
A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine analyzed carriers of two HNPCC mutations to determine what lifestyle factors might increase their risk of developing colorectal cancer. Alcohol use didn't seem to have much of an impact but tobacco use did.
Vitamins Aren't Always Good for You
According to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, taking a beta-carotene supplement could increase or decrease your risk of developing colon cancer. Which it might do, depends on you.
Smoking Causes Genetic Damage Linked to Colon Cancer
A report published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found that smoking cigarettes may cause colon cancer by damaging genes.
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