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Smoking and arthritis: a dangerous mix The link between smoking and inflammatory forms of arthritis has already been established, says Dr John Stack, Consultant Rheumatologist and General Physician at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin
Nevertheless, a recent meta-analysis has suggested a positive association between smoking and breast cancer mortality [53]
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