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Smoke Signals: Smokers’ Wrinkles May Be Sign of Disease Risk

A smoker's facial lines may predict how likely he is to get cancer. (The New York Times)

July 2006

KEYWORDS: Health

Heavily wrinkled smokers are five times as likely to have lung damage as are smokers with less-lined faces, a new study suggests.(Read this story in The New York Times)

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