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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo
Something my brother pointed out the other day:
We all have to die of something. Fact of the matter is that so many of the things that used to kill us don't anymore (look at how many people survive heart attacks for instance), so eventually people end up dying from Cancer as it's one of the most resistant to treatment in elderly.
So really...it's not that instances of cancer are increasing...it's that everything else is decreasing. Not that long ago people would die of other things at an age before they really had a chance to develop cancer. That's not the case anymore.
Note: obviously people who are not elderly can get cancer too. I'm not trying to attribute all instances of cancer to this or anything...just a random thought.
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This is a good point. Many of the deadliest cancers occur in elderly people. I'd be curious to see if cancer rates have increased for say people under 50.