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What are your chances of getting lung cancer if you only smoked once?
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TOB and CA: The studies show that the risk of lung cancer goes up with the more you smoke. Pts are considered at high risk for lung cancer if they smoked one pack a day for 30 years. Or 2 packs a day for 15 years.. and so on. Smoking once in your life will not raise your risk of lung cancer.
Answered 5/1/2015
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