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Smoking is considered to be the biggest cause of the preventable deaths and they may also be a fatal disease such as lung cancer, pneumonia, and emphysema. Lungs are the primary organ, which helps the human body to inhale and exhale. Smoking has adverse effects on the lungs.

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