Study: Fun Kills

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British scientists say that smoking and drinking, along with obesity, greatly accelerate cancer risks -- and their analysis of more than 100,000 patients seems to back up their findings.

"One-third of all cancer patients in Britain are people who have a poor diet, smoke or consume excessive amounts of alcohol on a regular basis," the study noted.

Max Parkin, the study's author, tells reporters: "Looking at all the evidence, it's clear that around 40 percent of all cancers are caused by things we mostly have the power to change."

So it goes: Cigarettes, booze, and fatty food -- the few things that make life tolerable -- also end life prematurely.

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