turnberryknkn, M.D., comments in my journal:I think 30% of my adult/teenage case load through the years consisted of patients who ended up under our care because somehow they thought various facts somehow didn't apply to them. Such as...And that would just be the last two weeks on service...
- Yes, chronic smoking *does* cause lung cancer
- Yes obesity *does* lead to heart disease
- and diabetes
- And speaking of diabetes, failure to take your insulin regularly and control your blood sugars *does* lead to blindness, toes rotting off, and other badness...
Context has a few other items in the list.
