Sunday, December 7, 2014

Smoking and higher mortality in men

This article is about men who smoke. Only men have Y chromosomes and if they loose that chromosome they have a higher risk of getting cancer. Smoking can make them loose the Y chromosome. It also explains why women tend to live a little longer than men. I chose this article because I thought it looked very interesting, which it was. I wonder if you are a male and do not smoke if it is still possible for you to loose your Y chromosome.

Uppsala University. (2014, December 4). Smoking and higher mortality in men. ScienceDaily. Retrieved December 5, 2014 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141204142623.htm

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