Table 3.18. Relative risks for death from selected cancers among women, by smoking status, Cancer Prevention Study II, 1982-1988

Cancer typeCurrent smokersFormer smokers
Oral and pharyngeal cancers5.12.3
Laryngeal cancer13.05.2
Esophageal7.72.8
Stomach cancer1.41.4
Colon cancer1.31.2
Rectal cancer1.41.2
Liver cancer1.62.1
Biliary tract cancer0.70.5 *
Pancreatic cancer2.21.5
Bladder cancer2.21.9
Kidney cancer1.31.0
Myeloid leukemia1.21.3
Lymphoid leukemia1.4 * 1.4
Multiple myeloma1.21.1
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma1.30.8
Hodgkin's lymphoma5.1 * 2.6 *

Note: Risk relative to women who never smoked.

*

Based on <10 deaths.Source: American Cancer Society, unpublished data.

From: Chapter 3. Health Consequences of Tobacco Use Among Women

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