Cancer patients are not responsible for cancer as the cause of cancer is separate from decisions that you make.
Actually, many human behaviors like smoking and exposure to sunlight can cause cancer.
Ah true. I had something like brain cancer in mind when I wrote this. But yes, lung cancer in smokers would also fall into the second category.
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Actually, many human behaviors like smoking and exposure to sunlight can cause cancer.
Ah true. I had something like brain cancer in mind when I wrote this. But yes, lung cancer in smokers would also fall into the second category.