From a library of medical images, a lung with emphysema ("smoker's lung").
ASH-UK Factsheet on smoking and lung cancer, COPD, pneumonia.
I am a 50 year old man, diagnosed with COPD -- severe emphysema, chronic bronchitis and a moderate asthmatic component. I started smoking when I was about 14 years old..."
People with allergies may be more sensitive to cigarette smoke than others and research indicates that smoking aggravates allergies.
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