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Article: Cell density determines extent of damage caused by cigarette smoke exposure.
- Article from:
- Cancer Weekly
- Article date:
- March 4, 2003
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2003 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- First- or second-hand exposure to cigarettes can lead to a variety of diseases, including tissue destruction found in pulmonary emphysema and osteoporosis. Also included among cigarette smoking-induced diseases are disorders in which an excessive deposition of fibrotic scar occurs, such as with atherosclerosis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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