COPD Patients Show Higher Lung Carbon Levels Than Smokers

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COPD Patients Show Higher Lung Carbon Levels Than Smokers
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A recent study found that people with COPD have significantly more carbon particles in their lungs than smokers, with larger and more carbon-laden alveolar macrophages, indicating greater soot accumulation in COPD patients.

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