The risk of cancer fades past the age of 80

>>gpi+(OP)
I haven't heard this before - the change isn't that large but but it really does drop after 80

My inclination is that this could still just be a selection effect. For people who are prone to cancer, you are probably dead by 80.

>>marinm+V7
85 year olds die from cancer like 70 year olds but still over twice the rate of a 55 year old.

Hardly a consolation.

The other thing to consider is that once you get to 85, you're likely to die from just about everything else, not just heart disease and cancer.

>>readth+N8
Fwiw this is a graph of being diagnosed with cancer, not dying.

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