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Why do plumbers typically die young?
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Plumbers and death: I don't know at what age plumbers tend to die but there is an increase rate of lung cancers. See: Patterns of mortality among plumbers and pipefitters. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3740068
Answered 3/29/2020
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