However, a growing body of evidence now unequivocally demonstrates that smoking negatively influences the incidence, severity, and outcomes of a wide spectrum of hepatic conditions, including metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), alcohol-related liver disease (ALD), chronic viral hepatitis (HBV and HCV), primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
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LDCT screening has been shown to detect lung cancer early, potentially reducing mortality by enabling early intervention (National Lung Screening Trial Research Team, 2011).Although smoking remains the leading cause of SCLC, genetic factors may also contribute to an individuals susceptibility
But thats not all it also increases the risk of cataracts, macular degeneration, uveitis, diabetic retinopathy, and dry eye syndrome