Abstract:Ninety percent of female smokers begin smoking during adolescence, the developmental period for maximal mammary tissue differentiation. We and others have demonstrated in vitro that nicotine – a primary component of tobacco and electronic cigarettes ‐ evokes premalignant and malignant changes in mammary epithelial cells via activation of intrinsic nicotinic receptors. Accordingly, the risk of developing breast cancer increases with initial age of regular smoking activity, an average of 8 years earlier in our c… Show more
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