Tobacco and cervical cancer

1992/05/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Osasuna

According to recent studies, the risk of developing cervical cancer is 2.5 times higher in women who smoke an average of twenty cigarettes daily. In addition, in the case of women infected with papilomavirus, the problem is exacerbated by the number of cigarettes burned. The likelihood of smoking more than 10 cigarettes is 8.4 times higher and if the age of the cigar is greater than 30 years, the risk of infection increases 13.1 times.

The influence of tobacco on this type of cancer was noticed long ago, but it has never been demonstrated.

In January of this year, several doctors from Paris announced their research on the relationship between cancer and tobacco. Then, we want to analyze, among others, the data presented by Dr. Herrero.

After the presentation of the data provided initially by this doctor, the reason is explained.

The active substances inside the nicotine, such as cognates, are transported and stored by the blood to different places in the body. Langerthans' immune cells are the ones that most damage.

After the disappearance of these defenses, the development of carcinomas is open.