Conversation so far:
what was aretha franklin's health problem?
Franklin dealt with weight issues for years.
did it killed him?
she decided to have surgery for an undisclosed tumor.
Discussing the surgery in 2011, she quoted her doctor as saying it would "add 15 to 20 years" to her life.
any other health issue?
A former chain smoker who struggled with alcoholism, she quit smoking in 1992.

Question: did the smoke affect him?
Self-contained rewrite: did the smoke affect Aretha Franklin