Conversation so far:
What was Aretha Franklin's health problem?
In 2010, Aretha Franklin canceled a number of concerts to have surgery for an undisclosed tumor.
Did it killed Aretha Franklin?
The cause of death was pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, though widely mis-reported as pancreatic cancer, a different disease.
Did Aretha Franklin have any other health issues?
A former chain smoker who struggled with alcoholism, Aretha Franklin quit smoking in 1992.

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