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Makes sense. I once read if humans were biologically immortal, everyone would basically get cancer if they lived to be 2,000 years old. It's just inevitable.
by DantesKite 5y ago
Makes sense.
I once read if humans were biologically immortal, everyone would basically get cancer if they lived to be 2,000 years old.
It's just inevitable.
Hopefully it comes later in life, rather than sooner.
- Google234 5y agoI think it would happen way faster than that.
- foolfoolz 5y agoif you talk to an oncologist they will phrase it differently. that everyone has cancer in them but not all of it is actively threatening
- inglor_cz 5y agoIf humans were biologically immortal, they would likely have immune systems strong enough that cancer would be rare. Species such as whales and elephants, who have a lot more cells than humans do, have much stronger anti-cancer mechanisms than humans and rarely get cancer. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/elephants-rarely-get-cancer-thanks-zombie-gene https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/elephants-rarely-get... https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325178 https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325178
- andi999 5y agoPeople with Laron syndrome don't seem to get cancer.
- Apocryphon 5y agoWouldn’t heart disease or strokes just get them?
- Falkon1313 5y agoYeah, cells have to replicate. And whenever they do, there's a chance of mutation. And whenever that happens, there's a chance it will be malignant. Multiply up enough of those chances over time, and the limit approaches a 100% chance. It's almost surprising that so few people die of cancer. Of course, it's always happening, and our bodies are fighting it off all the time. But each time they try, there's a chance that it won't be effective. So it still over time approaches 100%, if something else doesn't get you first.
- shuntress 5y agoBeing "biologically immortal" basically means curing cancer.