Woman beats cancer with booze and cigarettes.

From Ananova:

A Chinese woman who gave up her fight against cancer to go back to drinking and smoking heavily has made an amazing recovery.

Music teacher Tian Mei, 38, had to take early retirement 11 years ago when she was diagnosed with both cervical and rectal cancer, reports Chongqing Evening Post.

But after eight years of treatment, including chemotherapy, she still had both cancers and her weight had dropped by a third to just six stone.

"Then I thought it through - why not enjoy my remaining life, instead of spending it in hospitals and in sorrow," said Tian, of Chongqing.

For the last three years, she says she has smoked at least three packs of cigarettes and drank 12 large bottles of beer a day.

And - to the amazement of Tian and her doctors - a recent health check revealed the cancers had gone and she is putting on weight again.