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>> "Dying of cancer is a good thing- it means you didn't die in childbirth or from malaria or diabetes. That may change but living long enough to die from cance
by k-mcgrady 13y ago
>> "Dying of cancer is a good thing- it means you didn't die in childbirth or from malaria or diabetes. That may change but living long enough to die from cancer is, sadly, the grand prize in life."
I kind of see your point but you seem to be forgetting about the children who die from cancer. Not to mention the types of cancer that are more common in younger people (e.g. testicular cancer). In the past living long enough to bear children may have been considered a good thing - you didn't die from an infection we had no cure for. The people who die from the disease probably don't see it the same way and I doubt you would either. Even though I understand your premise if I got cancer even in my 90's I wouldn't be thinking: "Wow, look how long I lived", I'd be thinking, "Shit, I have cancer".
- Pxtl 13y ago> I kind of see your point but you seem to be forgetting about the children who die from cancer. In the USA, 3X as many children die of car crashes than cancer, and solving car crashes is way easier than solving cancer. Want to save just as many kids as you would by curing cancer? Stop driving so fast. http://humantransport.org/sidewalks/SpeedKills.htm http://humantransport.org/sidewalks/SpeedKills.htm http://www.childdeathreview.org/nationalchildmortalitydata.htm http://www.childdeathreview.org/nationalchildmortalitydata.h...
- k-mcgrady 13y agoMy point was that young people also die of cancer - it's not just something that comes with old age. Hopefully more computer assisted driving will make a big difference to road traffic deaths.