Yes.: Smoking is harmful to the lungs. Smoking can lead to the development of malignancies (lung cancer). Smoking can cause decrease in elasticity / flexibility of lungs resulting in less endurance and over time leading to emphysema. Smoking can worsen or cause hypersensitivity / asthma. There are more costs to smoking that just the cost of buying cigarettes.
Answered 6/8/2013
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Yes.: While not every smoker will get lung cancer, the risk of emphysema is universal.
Answered 8/23/2015
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