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Stomach cancer, unexpected exacerbation. Fuck cancer.
by rorrr2 13y ago
Stomach cancer, unexpected exacerbation.
Fuck cancer.
- ekianjo 13y agoStomach cancer is extremely deadly. That's one of the worst ones to get... It's quite rare to get it very young, though.
- VladRussian2 13y agoWhile i don't know about this guy specifically, Russia has high rate of smoking. Coincidentally, several prominent Russian people i've checked out about recently happened to had died from stomach cancer relatively young.
- znowi 13y agoApparently, Russia is the 4th most smoking country in the world, behind Serbia, Bulgaria, and Greece [1]. "According to a survey reported in 2010 by Russia’s Health and Social Development Ministry, 43.9 million adults in Russia are smokers. Among Russians aged 19 to 44 years, 7 in 10 men smoke and 4 in 10 women smoke." [2] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_cigarette_consumption_per_capita http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_cigarette_... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Russia#Smoking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Russia#Smoking
- raverbashing 13y agoThe absurd amount of alcoholic beverages also help I'm not in any way against the moderate consumption of alcohol but the russians are in another level, really Just to be clear: I'm not implying this is the case
- mjolk 13y agoAnd Russians also eat a lot of salty food. Just to be clear: I'm not implying that smoking, drinking, or eating salty food was the cause of his stomach cancer, I'm just generalizing based on stereotypes that I know.
- ekianjo 13y agoWell, yes, there is a strong correlation between alcohol consumption and cancer rates. I am not sure if it was ever tested on animals to prove that it directly leads to cancer, but in observational studies this is often pointed out as a culprit for high cancer rates.
- nobodysfool 13y agoI believe they did have proof that some Asians don't have the gene which helps break down alcohol, and those that had that gene were at a higher risk of cancer if they drank alcohol. No, I guess it isn't definitive proof though. Still, Russia is on the Asian continent, so this theory holds water.
- continuations 13y agoIt's not just for Asians. Alcohol is a known cause of cancer for humans. From the American Cancer Society (http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/dietandphysicalactivity/alcohol-use-and-cancer http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/dietandphysicalact...): "Alcohol is a known cause of cancers of the: Mouth Throat (pharynx) Voice box (larynx) Esophagus Liver Colon and rectum Breast"
- ekianjo 13y agoI would take whatever is written by the American Cancer Society with a grain of salt. They have also a political agenda, since they recommend "children and teens" not to consume alcohol at all, even though there is no study or data to support that claim. In most countries around the world, teens and even children drink alcohol early in their lives without notable health effect on the long run as long as their consumption remains reasonable. Besides, their claim on "There are many ways of reducing heart disease risk, including avoiding smoking, eating a diet low in saturated and trans fats, staying at a healthy weight, staying physically active, and controlling blood pressure and cholesterol." is only partially true and just reflects the current thinking of specialists. The evidence on LDL/HDL levels is not very compelling and there was a post very recently on HN from a surgeon claiming heart disease was rather linked to tissue inflammation than cholesterol.
- xradionut 13y agoConsidering this Russia, what about polonium poisoning?
- ekianjo 13y agoAre you suggesting he was assassinated?
- tomjen3 13y agoIt is Russia, can you prove he wasn't?
- gyardley 13y agoIs there the slightest evidence he was, other than 'some other guy in Russia was murdered with polonium once'? You already know that the person who claims an extremely rare event occurred is the person who has to show up with the evidence. Without any evidence, why go around making this sort of inflammatory comment about a very sad event?