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My friend has been diagnose with ovary cancer . does smoking make her cancer worse ? and does she needs to start to eat healthy diet ?
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Yes: By all means, you should advise your friend not to smoke during ovary cancer treatment, and start to eat health diet. Smoking increases the risk of ovarian cancer. If she uses chemo, smoking also increases the risk of complication and decreases the therapy effectiveness.
Answered 5/13/2014
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