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Is lung cancer common in teens either smoking or not? how long will it typically take for risk to drop sustantially after 2 years ocasional smoking
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No...: Teen lung cancer is not common. The risk of lung cancer drops the longer you have been quit. This link really spells it out better then 400 words: http://goo.Gl/vd4ue.
Answered 8/27/2019
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