Joe Cocker Passed On Today

[Geico266]

Lung cancer, age 70.

 

[Flying Viking]

Lung cancer, age 70.

Another legend gone...is it just me, or has 2014 been a particularly bad year for losing some great ones?

 

[Unit74]

Was he. Smoker?

 

[steingar]

Too bad, but it happens to everyone. RIP. Lung cancer is extremely rare in the absence of cigarette smoke.

 

[Geico266]

A little help from friends, Live Woodstock 1969
http://youtu.be/bRzKUVjHkGk

You are so beautiful
http://youtu.be/00M1BDtC-jo

 

[Shepherd]

So long, Joe. Rest in peace.

 

[FastEddieB]

What a shame.

Karen has "Feelin' Alright" playing in the other room.

RIP.

One that affected me even more recently was Lou Reed.

 

[wanttaja]

Too bad, but it happens to everyone. RIP. Lung cancer is extremely rare in the absence of cigarette smoke.

Not really. If lung cancer among non-smokers were tallied separately, it would rank in the top ten for fatal cancers. About 17% of those non-smokers were exposed to second-hand smoke.

Got a non-smoking friend with lung cancer (currently in remission). One of the hard parts of her disease (other than its high fatality rate...) is the average person thinks her cancer is "self inflicted" due to smoking.

Ron Wanttaja

 

[jonnyjetprop]

Not really. If lung cancer among non-smokers were tallied separately, it would rank in the top ten for fatal cancers. About 17% of those non-smokers were exposed to second-hand smoke.

Got a non-smoking friend with lung cancer (currently in remission). One of the hard parts of her disease (other than its high fatality rate...) is the average person thinks her cancer is "self inflicted" due to smoking.

Ron Wanttaja

Isn't radon gas a causal factor in non-smokers getting lung cancer too?