By Kate Spicer from the stop smoking charity QUIT.
This article was included in issue 49 (Summer 2011) of The Menopause Exchange newsletter.
Currently about 10 million adults in the UK smoke cigarettes and approximately 21% of women are smokers. Most women know smoking can cause lung cancer, heart disease and premature death, but the effects on your menopausal symptoms and bones are also important. The good news is it’s never too late to quit smoking and the sooner you do it, the greater the benefit. (more…)
