Bossier City, LA
A 26-year-old female asked about a 56-year-old female:
My mother recently found it she has emphysema, and she has been smoking cigarettes for 40 years. she is trying to quit smoking, so she is now smoking e-cigarettes. are these any safer than a regular cigarette? can they cause fungal infections in the lungs
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Dr. Calvin Weisbergeranswered
52 years experience
E cigarettes: E cigarettes are not really more safe than regular cigarettes, they just don't have all the same particulates in their smoke.
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Last updated May 14, 2018
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