> you don't get better in your 80s in a meaningful way, since you aren't going to live forever. No one live forever. My father had bowel cancer in his mid-eigh

> you don't get better in your 80s in a meaningful way, since you aren't going to live forever. No one live forever. My father had bowel cancer in his mid-eighties 4 years ago. He had an operation to remove the tumour and had a very unpleasant month or so recuperating but needed no other treatment. He appears happy and could potentially live another 10 years.