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smoking increases the risk of cancer not only in organs where there is direct contact with tobacco-related carcinogens, such as lung, oropharynx, larynx and upper digestive tract, but also in organs where exposure to tobacco degradation products is indirect, such as the pancreas, kidney, bladder, cervix, colon and rectum (контекстуальный перевод; англ. оборот взят из статьи, опубликованной в The Washington Post Alex_Odeychuk) |