Naoto T. Ueno
Naoto T Ueno/LinkedIn

Naoto T. Ueno: Second-Hand Smoke in Childhood Linked to Later Breast Cancer Risk

Naoto T Ueno, Director of the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, shared a post on X:

“Childhood exposure to second-hand smoke may raise the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer—even among never smokers.

New data show a dose–response relationship by University of Hawaii Cancer Center. Protecting children from smoke matters for lifelong cancer prevention.”

Title: Childhood exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) and risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal never smokers: the Multiethnic Cohort (MEC) study

Authors: Inger Gram, Song-Yi Park, Lynne Wilkens, Christopher Haiman, Anna Wu, Loïc Le Marchand

Read the Full Article.

Naoto T. Ueno: Second-Hand Smoke in Childhood Linked to Later Breast Cancer Risk

More posts about Breast Cancer.