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Old 01-17-2020, 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by JimJohnson View Post
Eggs, red meat, simple carbohydrates, alcohol, sugar, fried food, tanning, well, living is a cancer risk. Life was never meant to be permanent, so follow your heart and enjoy what you have left.
I agree. According to the National Cancer Institute:

"Based on data from 2009, an estimated 3.5% of cancer deaths in the United States (about 19,500 deaths) were alcohol related."

So, apparently, 96.5 percent of cancer deaths were not alcohol related. That seems like a pretty low risk.