Biology GCSE
Organ damage and cancer
What Organ damage and cancer means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Alcohol damages liver cells, causing cirrhosis, and impairs brain function, while smoking damages lung tissue, causing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and contains carcinogens that cause lung cancer.
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