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Among other things, chemicals in cigarette smoke cause the cells that line blood vessels to become swollen and inflamed, which leads to narrowing of those vessels
Credits: Wikimedia Commons Updated Aug 4, 2025 | 08:55 AM IST Summary After losing both her parents to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, actress Loni Anderson, who has now passed away, turned her grief into a national advocacy campaign against smoking and for COPD awareness
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After 1 Year of Smoking Structural Changes Begin Chest CT and HRCT scans of early smokers often show : Airway thickening Mucus gland enlargement Early emphysema-like changes Functional Impairment A study by the European Respiratory Society shows that even 12 months of smoking causes: 510% reduction in lung function Reduced capacity for pollutant clearance Increased incidence of cough, colds, and allergies After 5 Years of Smoking Lung damage, by this stage, has become more pronounced and is visible on imaging
