If you make it to 72, your actuarial life expectancy is somewhere in the mid 80’s.
Besides that COPD is a horrible way to go, in some ways as bad as going with cancer.
You are right.
COPD isn’t all smoking can cause, Heart disease, Crohns, Rheumitoid Arthritis, Prostate Issues, Cancer of the Esophagus and Stomach have all been directly tied to smoking. Smoking contributes to impotence also.
Sure some people get cancer who have never smoked, even lung cancer. However, I see no good thing that comes from smoking. Some of these people live 7-10 years with severe pain, hospital trips, and a life on oxygen, many smoke right up until the end. Quality of life is not about doctors, oxygen tanks, and bedridden pain.
If a person can quit smoking, they would be wise to do so.
“Besides that COPD is a horrible way to go, in some ways as bad as going with cancer.”
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Other than dying peacefully in your sleep what are the easy-to-die diseases?
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