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Do smokers surely always develop cancer or is there some possibility of not getting it?
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Not always cancerous: Smoking is known to cause certain cancers such as lung and larynx and smoking increases the risk of developing those cancers. However, not everyone who smokes will develop cancer. Still, it also has other adverse effects on the heart, lungs, skin, and blood vessels (not to mention breath and wallet!) so why smoke?
Answered 2/24/2014
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