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What effects does hookah have on your body?
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Per the CDC:: Hookah is smoking & can cause cancer of the “Bladder, Blood (acute myeloid leukemia), Cervix, Colon & rectum (colorectal), Esophagus, Kidney & ureter, Larynx, Liver, Oropharynx (includes parts of the throat, tongue, soft palate, & the tonsils), Pancreas, Stomach, Trachea, bronchus, & lung.REF: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/effects_cig_smoking/index.ht
Answered 9/20/2019
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