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Cigarette smoke accounts for over 80% of all cases of chronic obstructive lung disease. It contains irritants that inflame the air passages, setting off a cascade of biochemical events that damage cells in the lung, increasing the risk both for COLD and lung cancer. Different effects of smoking can lead to emphysema or chronic bronchitis, but smokers generally have signs of both conditions. The diagnosis of a specific type of COLD depends on which disease process predominates.
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Expert & Community Posts
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Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Complications
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...Symptoms may vary, however, or others may be present depending on which disease predominates.Symptoms of EmphysemaTypically, first symptoms of emphysema occur in heavy smokers in their mid-50s.... Read more »Acid Reflux Complications: Symptoms & Erosive Esophagitis
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