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Does smoking increase the risk of lung cancer?
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Yes!: While cancer can occur in the lungs of non-smokers (specifically, pulmonary adenocarcinoma or metastatic carcinoma from another primary site), it is difficult to dispute the data that show lung cancer is more common in smokers than non-smokers.
Answered 10/24/2017
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Yes: 80% of lung cancer is caused by smoking (>100 cigarettes in one's history). Quitting smoking reduces the risk if lung cancer.
Answered 4/9/2014
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Yes: Yes. Smoking is one of the most studied and most highly associated carcinogens when it comes to lung cancer.
Answered 12/28/2014
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