Years of smoking and exposure to air pollutants can contribute to the incidence of
A) emphysema
B) chronic bronchitis
C) lung cancer
D) asthma
E) all of these answers

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Smoking and exposure to air pollutants are major risk factors for developing all of these respiratory diseases. Emphysema is a chronic lung disease that affects the air sacs in the lungs, chronic bronchitis is characterized by inflammation and narrowing of the airways, lung cancer is a malignant tumor that starts in the cells of the lung, and asthma is a chronic respiratory condition caused by inflammation and narrowing of the airways.

Years of Smoking and Exposure to Air Pollutants Can Contribute