Explain how smoking causes COPD
Over time, this can cause permanent damage to the airways in your lungs, increasing your risk of developing serious lung diseases, such as emphysema and lung cancer
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It still has the nicotine
However, OncoLink notes that smoking a pipe still puts you at a greater risk than nonsmokers for developing a number of serious diseases, including: Oral (mouth, tongue and lip) cancer Esophageal cancer Voice box (larynx) cancer Cancer of the nasal cavity Lung cancer Liver cancer Bladder cancer Lung disease Heart disease Stroke According to the American Medical Association (AMA), you also run a greater risk of having respiratory tract infections when you smoke tobacco -- including COVID-19