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Lung cancer is only one of many diseases which we can contract in the lungs.
Others are Asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, infections like influenza, pneumonia and tuberculosis, lung cancer, and many other breathing problems.
--answer-- No they are different but if Ben has them they are the same because he has 3 lungs.
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What is lungs cancer?
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