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Comment author: ChristianKl 30 August 2015 12:30:59AM *  2 points [-]

If anti-aging technology was the medical standard, few would opt out of it.

How many people die sooner because they decide to smoke?

You likely will never have an anti-aging pill that completely eliminates it but a series of actions that require effort.

Comment author: The_Jaded_One 30 August 2015 10:11:33AM 1 point [-]

It's hard to imagine eliminating natural cancer without also eliminating smoking-caused cancer. Ditto heart disease.