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Jump to full article: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (au), 2009-10-30
Intro: A survey by the Australian Lung Foundation found 46 per cent of Queenslanders aged over 35 admit to being smokers, or to having been smokers in the past.
Dr Kwun Fong from Brisbane's Prince Charles Hospital says 600,000 cases of lung disease were reported in Queensland between 2007 and 2008.
He says smoking is one of the most common causes.
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