Do all smokers develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
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Do all smokers develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
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Dr. Aaron Milstone
Internal Medicine - Pulmonology
In brief: No
Only 30 to 50 percent of smokers develop copd.
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Dr. Craig Brown
Internal Medicine - Pulmonology
In brief: COPD
Most patients who develop COPD are or were smokers.
There is some data that states that nonsmokers who have second hand smoker exposure can develop COPD as well. Not all smokers develop copd. The longer you smoke, the more likely you are to develop it.
In brief: COPD
Most patients who develop COPD are or were smokers.
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