I think the poster may have meant cancer free. I don't think its probable that a smoker wouldn't have some sort of buildup or other impairment
No. Emphysema is pretty much a given for lifelong smokers who continue smoking past their 45th birthday.
You should have met my granda who in India smoked more than a pack a day all his life and died in his 80s while he did more manual labour each day on his farms everyday than I workout in my 20s.
Similar story here. It's understandable that someone may be skeptic, but it still needs to be shared.
My great-grandfather smoked every day, starting at age 9. He died of heart failure at 96.