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How much smoking would it take for a smoker to develop cancer?

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A few years can do i: Smoking can cause cancer . It usually takes several years, typically more than 10 years before it becomes a serious hazard. If you smoke more than one pack or more per day, you are asking for trouble due to cancer after a few years of doing it!

Answered 6/6/2013

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