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Well, if you could point me to a good scientific study that makes a link between higher life expectancy and cancer, I'd be inclined to believe it. Until then, I
by BurnGpuBurn 7y ago
Well, if you could point me to a good scientific study that makes a link between higher life expectancy and cancer, I'd be inclined to believe it. Until then, I think the cancer incidence rise is shocking, and can't be explained by rise in life expectancy alone.
- pas 7y agohttps://ourworldindata.org/cancer#are-death-rates-from-cancer-rising https://ourworldindata.org/cancer#are-death-rates-from-cance... "In other words, the individual incidence of cancer deaths has actually fallen."
- dekhn 7y agoBefore we go any further, are you a scientist or a doctor? You're arguing on a thread where there are a bunch of scientists who have fairly deep knowledge in this area (it's still an area that a lot of people who come from external areas, like physics, struggle with frequently). Cancer rates are strongly driven by age- cancer incidence increases exponentially as people age (stochastically, of course).
- Guph 7y agocancer incidence rising strongly correlates with our ability to detect as well as the push to look for it. I also believe many of the cancers we successfully treat would be non issues if left alone. (all the young women who found lumps and become breast cancer survivors)
- ByzantineO6 7y agoyou're gonna die, bucko! of A,B,..Z., sooner or later. Make it past Y,and Z's gonna get ya. Change my mind!