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anon48293today at 4:08 AM1 replyview on HN

> “ Smokers don't magically undo the damage they did to their lungs after they stop smoking”

Except that they do undo the damage.

“ After 15 years, your chances of getting lung cancer are almost the same as someone who has never smoked.”

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/lung-cancer/prevention/


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bryanlarsentoday at 5:42 AM

4x the rate is "almost the same"???

https://www.verywellhealth.com/risk-of-lung-cancer-in-former...

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