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>>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.

https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/a...

>>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
Could this be an artifact of how we measure cancer? My own grandfather probably had cancer when he died, but so much else wasn’t working that I think the docs just didn’t bother testing for cancer or diagnosing it. Treatment would not improve his prognosis at that point.

>>mdavid+Ad
I’ve heard from medical student, that at later age cancer is less risky due to slower overall metabolism. Not a fertile environment for cancer to grow.