What are the harms of secondhand smoke to women?

Female friends generally do not smoke, because for women, cigarettes are just a pastime for men and a waste of money. However, many women live in a smoking family. Smoking is very harmful to our health, especially secondhand smoke. Of course, the direct victims are the non-smoking female friends in the family. What impact does their inhalation of secondhand smoke have on their bodies? Let’s understand the harm of secondhand smoke to women.

Compared with men, women are more harmed by tobacco. Some women who live with smokers have a 6 times higher risk of developing lung cancer than normal people. It should be noted that the risk of lung cancer for female smokers is more serious, which is 1.9 times that of male smokers.

The harm of secondhand smoke to passive smokers is no less than that to active smokers, and it is especially serious for pregnant women and children. Studies have shown that if a person spends more than 15 minutes with a smoker every day, the harm caused by second-hand smoke is equivalent to that of a smoker. 75% of lung cancer patients can be traced back to smoking.

A large number of studies at home and abroad have shown that women whose husbands smoke have at least 5 to 10 times higher risk of lung cancer than women whose husbands do not smoke. The more the husband smokes and the longer the woman lives with him, the higher the risk. This is because compared with the smoke inhaled, the smoke that comes out after a cigarette is lit contains higher levels of some carcinogens, such as 5 times higher carbon monoxide, 3 times higher tar and nicotine, 4 times higher benzene, 46 times higher ammonia, and 50 times higher nitrosamines. When these substances are inhaled into the respiratory tract through the nose by non-smokers, they can also damage tracheal epithelial cells and induce cancer.

The second harm of secondhand smoke to women: Coronary heart disease Smoking increases the risk of coronary heart disease in men by 4 to 6 times, and in women by 6 to 9 times; exposure to environmental tobacco smoke increases the risk of death from heart disease in non-smoking women, and secondhand smoke significantly increases the incidence of coronary heart disease, ischemic stroke and peripheral vascular disease in women.

Through the above article, we have learned about the harms of secondhand smoke to women. With so many harms, don’t male friends want to quit smoking after reading this? It does not bring any benefits to our body. If it is just a tool for entertainment, you can choose something else. If you can quit smoking, don't smoke anymore. The health of your family cannot be ignored. Smoking causes too much harm to people.