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Does air pollution affect emphysema?
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Yes: Air pollution (of which smoking is one kind) can damage and destroy the lungs, and therefore cause emphysema.
Answered 12/28/2014
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Yes: The shortness of breath and coughing that are the major symptoms of emphysema become more pronounced when exposed to air pollution.
Answered 12/28/2016
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Yes: The air pollution can make the symptoms in patients with emphysema worse, like cough or shortness of breath. It depends.
Answered 12/14/2014
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