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Explains why she died so early at 61.

The life expectancy for women in the US is 78. Even longer for folks who are in the physical condition that astronauts maintain.

[Moonman62]

Explains why she died so early at 61.

Pancreatic cancer explains why she died so early at 61.

[Talisker]

Explains why she died so early at 61. The life expectancy for women in the US is 78. Even longer for folks who are in the physical condition that astronauts maintain.

You want to explain how being a lesbian causes pancreatic cancer? Steve Jobs died of pancreatic cancer at age 56. Was he a lesbian too?

Just... shut up.

[nascarnation]

Do lesbians have a statistically shorter life span?

[Pharmboy]

The life expectancy of white women in the US is 81.2 years. Sally Ride died from pancreatic cancer which has nothing whatsoever to do with her lesbian life. Genes have the most to do with this particularly nasty cancer, but alcohol and cigarettes are associated environmental factors.

[mplsconservative]

Explains why she died so early at 61.

Hands down, your statement is one of the most idiotic I've ever read on FR. She had pancreatic cancer. You should be ashamed by your words.

[Gabrial]

She died of pancreatic cancer.

[SuziQ]

She died of pancreatic cancer, which is an equal opportunity killer.

[Tallguy]

I’m wondering if anybody has done a study of the affects of long-term spaceflight as far as the incidence of Cancer? Seems to me that an awful lot of astronauts have died of relatively rare forms of Cancer. I know that radiation shielding & solar flare detection are major engineering efforts within NASA.

[EnquiringMind]

That statement is idiotic and so are you.