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Smoking definitely is one of the causes (around 20% in the UK). As is (sadly) eating smoked foods.
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.
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Are you suggesting he was assassinated?
It is Russia, can you prove he wasn't?
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?
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It is Russia, can you prove he wasn't?
Is 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?
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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.
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.
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It is Russia, can you prove he wasn't?
Is 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?
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The 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
Well, 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.
That doesn't mean it's "equally carcinogenic" as those others...just that our knowledge of its carcinogenic properties are similarly confident. It's definitely a carcinogen.
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Without death, would we be as motivated to live life?
I think yes, maybe much more. If you could plan for hundred years in the future, not for few decades, if you could realistically hope you have so much amazing things to see and do in front of you... I'd say it's much more motivating than knowing you already lived (for most of us here) 1/3 or 1/2 of your life, and things will soon start to get worse for you.
Truly sad; what a brilliant guy. And a real class act... None of the money-throwing antics[1] of some of his peers. Just a brilliant, modest dude. Quite fittingly, the Yandex translation is superior to the Google translate version: http://translate.yandex.net/tr-url/en+ru.en/clubs.ya.ru/comp... 1: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57442907-71/russias-zucker...
I wouldn't be so sure it's superior: Google: "But he left behind a whole new generation of programmers, an entire school. And it sets the level of ethical standards for all of us." vs Yandex: "But he left behind a whole new generation of programmers, a whole school. And its ethical standards specified the level of all of us." Google: "Tonight, he was gone." vs Yandex "Tonight he was not." And RIP Ilya. Many people wh…
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Well, 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.
I 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.
From the American Cancer Society (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"