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COPD and smoking

Sep 8, 2009 - 3:48 am
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Posted by sera smith

I came across this quite some time back.What worries me most is i am a regular smoker and this is the first i have come across this. COPDThe most common cause of COPD is cigarette smoking; about 20 percent of smokers develop lung disease. Other causes of COPD are:breathing in dust and chemicals (vapors, irritants, and fumes), and coal dust or silica at work...