bladder cancer risk, which continued to fall over time.
The study was published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research.
“Our study emphasizes the importance of primary prevention (by not beginning to smoke) and secondary prevention (through smoking cessation) in the prevention of bladder cancer among postmenopausal women,” Li said in a journal news release.
“Current smokers should be advised to quit smoking in order to reduce the risk of bladder cancer,” she added.
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SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Research, news release