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Hi docs, will your lungs heal from 2nd hand smoking?

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Maybe.: Exposure to second hand smoke can increase your risk for lung cancer, emphysema and heart disease, and we don't know that these risks disappear should your exposure end.

Dr Munshower agreed

Answered 11/28/2014

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