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Cigarettes cause lung, throat and mouth cancer because some of the by-products of the combustion of tobacco (and some of the additives in most cigarettes) are radioactive and bombard these organs with radiation, which causes cancer.

Fun fact, for comparison: living in denver for a year exposes you to the same amount of radiation as smoking 20 packs of cigarettes.

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it blocks your lungs, making it hard for you to breath. it causes different breathing problems like Asthma as well. you can look up pictures of diseased lungs and find out the details on other web sites or blackle.

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The symptoms can be similar to other respiratory conditions. Only a specialist on respiratory system could tell you what is more probable what such symptoms mean. By taking an attitude on time is the wisest option.

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its that i dont even know so go do your homework and stop looking up the answers

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