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Can I resume smoking after a liver transplant?

Updated by SGH-TRANSPLANTPEDIA
Cigarettes are the number one cause of death in Singapore through problems like heart disease and lung cancer. Cigarette smoking after a liver transplant may limit the extent of your recovery and return to fitness. By smoking, you are: • increasing your risk of chest infection • increasing your risk of lung cancer • increasing your risk of high blood pressure • increasing your risk of having a heart attack or stroke You are not to resume smoking after the Liver Transplant.

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