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No, the statement does not follow sound reasoning.
While it is true that people died of cancer before ci̾garettes were invented, it does not negate the fact that smo̾king has been scientifically proven to be a major cause of various types of cancer.
The statement attempts to draw a faulty conclusion by oversimplifying the relationship between smo̾king and cancer.