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Smokers have a 11-17% chance of developing lung cancer, according to this study. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7895211 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/

• corin_ 15y ago
  As a smoker, my two thoughts are: 1.) I'd rather have a 10% chance of dying than a 10% chance of living many years with something like Alzheimer's. 2.) I'm not someone who says "I wish I could quit but I'm addicted", I find it easy not to smoke but I do it because I really enjoy smoking. I'm trading possible early death with current pleasure. Alzheimer's doesn't have any upside or choice involved.
  • ewald 15y ago
    You say it like if you smoke, you cannot get Alzheimer.
    • corin_ 15y ago
      No, I really don't. I was merely pointing out the difference between smoking risks and normal risks. As a smoker maybe I have an equal chance of getting lung cancer as Alzheimer's, but personally I'm more worried about the latter.
  • archgoon 15y ago
    Hi, just wanted to make clear that my main point is that most people consider the risks of smoking and getting cancer to be a real concern. So I find it disingenuous for the author to claim that "Hey 10%! That's pretty unlikely!" Probably should have added something like that to the original post, my pardon.