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Hicks was a great comic, but if you're going to take his act as lifestyle advice then do bear in mind how & when he died.


>mind how & when he died.

Um... pancreatic cancer?


yes, at age 32. It seems his lifestyle (not just pot-smoking of course, but it likely didn't help) contributed to his early death.


In the same vein (not likely), Lyle Alzado claimed his cancer was due to steroid use - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyle_Alzado#Steroid_use_and_dea...

Cancer is pretty random. I'd guess that smoking unfiltered anything would increase the risk of lung/throat/oral cancer, but beyond that, you're really grasping.




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