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In the US, the lifetime risk of developing cancer is 42% in men and 38% in women Woah, this isn't far from saying living in the US isn't far from a coin toss f
by msdos 10y ago
In the US, the lifetime risk of developing cancer is 42% in men and 38% in women
Woah, this isn't far from saying living in the US isn't far from a coin toss for a death sentence.
- smt88 10y agoNot if you don't smoke. Smoking accounts for ~30% of cancer deaths in the US. A substantial number of the rest are due to skin cancer (lots of white people descended from Northern Europeans living in sunny climates).
- sgift 10y agoLuckily, cancer isn't a death sentence anymore. It is really, really shitty. REALLY shitty. But it is not a certain death sentence.
- whamlastxmas 10y agoThere are lots of types of cancers. Some of the most common types (skin and prostate) aren't really much of a detriment to life expectancy.
- msdos 10y agoThis explains it. Thanks.