COPD heightens deadly lung cancer risk in smokers

Sunday, September 27, 2015 - 20:00 in Health & Medicine

Smokers who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder may face nearly twice the risk of getting small cell lung cancer -- the deadliest form of lung cancer -- than smokers who don't have COPD, according to a large worldwide study.

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