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ewald on May 23, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Our Irrational Fear of Forgetting

You say it like if you smoke, you cannot get Alzheimer.

swores on May 23, 2011 [–]

No, I really don't. I was merely pointing out the difference between smoking risks and normal risks. As a smoker maybe I have an equal chance of getting lung cancer as Alzheimer's, but personally I'm more worried about the latter.

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