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  2. Smoke inhalation - Wikipedia

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    Smoke inhalation is the breathing in of harmful fumes (produced as by-products of combusting substances) through the respiratory tract. [1] This can cause smoke inhalation injury (subtype of acute inhalation injury) which is damage to the respiratory tract caused by chemical and/or heat exposure, as well as possible systemic toxicity after smoke inhalation.

  3. Health effects of tobacco - Wikipedia

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    Share of cancer deaths attributed to smoking in 2016 [52] Effects of smoking include both immediate and long-term lung damage. The primary risks of tobacco usage include many forms of cancer, particularly lung cancer , [ 53 ] kidney cancer , [ 54 ] cancer of the larynx [ 55 ] and head and neck , [ 56 ] bladder cancer , [ 57 ] cancer of the ...

  4. Tar (tobacco residue) - Wikipedia

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    Tar is the name for the resinous, combusted particulate matter made by the burning of tobacco and other plant material in the act of smoking.Tar is toxic and damages the smoker's lungs over time through various biochemical and mechanical processes. [1]

  5. Disturbing video shows what your lungs look like after ... - AOL

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    6.5 years = 2,374 days and 56,976 hours, or 3,418,560 minutes. 5,772 cigarettes per year for 54 years = 311,688 cigarettes. 3,418,560/311,688=11 minutes per cigarette.

  6. Smoker's macrophages - Wikipedia

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    Iron imbalance locally in the lung thus results in higher risk of infection. Hemosiderin is the iron storage in smoker's macrophage rather than ferritin. It is formed during hemorrhage or abnormal metabolism of ferritin. [14] [15] Indeed, buildup of iron causes oxidative stress resulting in lung damage and mitochondrial dysfunction. [13]

  7. Fact check: COVID-19 can cause worse lung damage than smoking

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    An Instagram post claims lung damage from COVID-19 infection can be much worse than from smoking. This is true. Fact check: COVID-19 can cause worse lung damage than smoking

  8. Tobacco harm reduction - Wikipedia

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    None of the three main causes of death from smokinglung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (including emphysema and chronic bronchitis), and cardiovascular diseases—is caused primarily by nicotine; the main reason smoking is deadly is the toxic mix of chemicals in smoke produced by the combustion of tobacco. Products that ...

  9. Green tea may save your lungs from smoking - AOL

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    A study conducted by I-Hsin Lin of the Chung Shan Medical University in Taiwan found that drinking green tea can help to counteract the lung cancer causing damage wrought by smoking cigarettes.

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