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Post number 32458

mcgraw — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 07:32:23 -0800

Lung cancer 'different in women' Rates of lung cancer in women have increased significantly in recent decades while those for men have remained stable. Female smokers have a greater chance of developing lung cancer, and a higher risk of developing adenocarcinoma, which is the most common form of the disease. But women also have better survival rates, the researchers said.

By: hhc5

hhc5 — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 11:39:12 -0800

I wonder how many women have died of heart attacks precisely because the medical community didn't realize that "men women are very different." There's a long history of medical researchers excluding women from medical studies, especially in cardiovascular disease. Hopefully this study will encourage more research in the future into effective therapies for women.

By: mcgraw

mcgraw — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 13:33:02 -0800

Also here (NY Times, subscription req'd).

By: snarfodox

snarfodox — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 06:46:48 -0800

Interesting. Very few of my male friends smoke, but a lot of my female friends do.