Some folks can't wait to climb on a corpse, can they? How about all the entertainers from years gone by, who really did spend years in truly smoke filled night clubs, and yet did not die at 44 from lung cancer?
This is truly a tragedy, but I doubt it has much scientific value re: second hand smoke or even first hand smoke.
I think STRESS might be a factor though.
Yep, people like Keith Richards of Rolling Stones abuses drugs and is still kicking into their 60s. Genetics and pure luck, I say.
True, Bob Hope and George Allen should have bought the farm as teenagers. And, it is rumored that Bob Hope even hung out with military types near combat zones. S\
"STRESS might be a factor"
You are right, time after time the caretakers die shortly before or after the person they have cared for dies.
I think you are correct about the ,"stress", being a factor. I've often thought that stress played a role in some cancers.