It's true that on a long enough time line we will all inevitable get cancer or some degenerative disease, fine. But does that mean that we should just give up a

It's true that on a long enough time line we will all inevitable get cancer or some degenerative disease, fine. But does that mean that we should just give up and not attempt to further prolong life? More importantly, curing some prolific diseases like dementia, arthritis, and osteoporosis could dramatically improve not just quantity of life but quality of life as well.