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VeryPoliteYoungMan t1_j5la3em wrote

How come some people get lung / throat cancer after barely smoking/ vaping, but my uncle Scott has smoked for like 60 years and is seemingly invincible?

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BrownNWG OP t1_j5lgzhy wrote

>How come some people get lung / throat cancer after barely smoking/ vaping, but my uncle Scott has smoked for like 60 years and is seemingly invincible?

Uncle Scott won the genetic lottery! 50% of people who smoke will die from a smoking related cause. 80-90% of lung cancer is related to smoking.

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ashlioness t1_j5r408r wrote

Crazy. Literally everyone in my family has hit the genetic lottery in that case. Most smoked for 40+ years.

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