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I'm an 18 year old male and i've been smoking about 4 cigarettes a day for 2 months, if i quit now will i get throat cancer?
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If you quit now...: ...The chances of you getting a whole bunch of nasty diseases (of which throat cancer is one) go way, way down.
Answered 7/18/2018
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