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And 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,

by mjolk 13y ago

And 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.

rorrr2 13y ago
Smoking definitely is one of the causes (around 20% in the UK). As is (sadly) eating smoked foods.
- mjolk 13y ago
  And of course, you know this because you're one of Ilya's doctors. And also because you have diagnostic skills that the world has never experienced before.
  - shk88 13y ago
    I don't think rorr was implying that smoking was the cause of Ilya's cancer, but rather is the cause of 20% of stomach cancer cases in the UK.
    - mjolk 13y ago
      Read my comment and then his. He's implying causation. Not that it even matters to prove this point.