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What causes lung damage, apart from smoking or hereditary conditions?
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Fumes,asthma, cancer: Chronic inhalation of chemical fumes & vapors untreated asthma infections eg tuberculosis, pneumonia blood clots cancer primary or secondary.
Answered 3/21/2015
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