[No_More_Harkin]

garbage article, written scare tactic to incite clicks, and spread garbage.
“2 or 3 out of 12 with 20-30%” is hardly scientific, a pathetic sample, and far too early to tell.
We don’t even know the ages of supposed ‘2 or 3’.
Damn I hate articles like this.

[blackdog]

"Can be left with....."

Does not meet the journalistic requirements as a news story. Along with "could, may, possibly, might, should,", etc........

[faucetman]

“garbage article, written scare tactic to incite clicks, and spread garbage.
“2 or 3 out of 12 with 20-30%” is hardly scientific, a pathetic sample, and far too early to tell.
We don’t even know the ages of supposed ‘2 or 3’.
Damn I hate articles like this.”

DITTO.

Did they have diminished lung capacity to start with? Were they in the high risk group? Smokers, past or present? Older than dirt?

Without complete DETAILS this propaganda is useless.