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The cigarette as a symbol of equal rights - in the 60s and 70s not an isolated case. Thank the advertising world. Young, sexy, emancipated - and a cigarette in her hand - that's what the modern woman looked like in the past. And today? Today the consequences of early smoking are visible. In 2015, lung cancer will overtake breast cancer as a cause of death .
Fewer people are dying of cancer - except for lung cancer. Meanwhile, lung cancer is also the leading cause of cancer death in women. The cause: unique. More than half of all lung cancer cases (just under 85%) can be attributed to smoking . "About every tenth smoker suffers from lung cancer in the course of his life, on average 30 to 40 years after the start of tobacco consumption, " says the pulmonary information desk of the Helmholtz Center Munich. The treacherous: In most cases, lung cancer is discovered late and more by chance. The chances of recovery: low.
Of the 50 to 60 year old women, more than half have smoked regularly once. The consequences are now visible. "Rarely, " said Klaus Kraywinkel of the Center for Cancer Registry Data, "is there such a clear relationship between cancer and its causes, " writes the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The cigarette as a symbol of equality - has hopefully long since served its purpose.
