Changes in Smoking Patterns and Cervical Cancer Risk: Preventive Implications from a Nationwide Japanese Cohort
Smoking was associated with substantially higher cervical cancer risk, with a clear risk gradient from former to new to current smoking. The rapid elevation in new smokers and residual risk after quitting support integrating proactive cessation and initiation prevention into risk-stratified screening and routine health-check programs in Japan.
Authors
- Nang Kyeong Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3937-8927)
- Sun Yeup Kim
- Seung Won Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5632-5208)
- Yun Jeong Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6344-7375)
Institutions
- Kangbuk Samsung Hospital (KR)
- Sungkyunkwan University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Healthcare
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13222852
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00