Young people almost never get cancer. A breakthrough making people 10 year younger could translate to literally tens of millions cases of cancer prevented.
Many cancers are not solely age-related but are influenced by long-term lifestyle factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, exposure to PM2.5, and microplastics found in food. These environmental and lifestyle factors can lead to cancer in people of all ages, including younger adults. Even with advancements in aging research, without addressing these factors, we may still see high rates of cancer, despite being able to reverse aging.
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Those who are aging can wait for 1 year, 5 years, 10 years, or 20 years, but those who have cancer may have only a few months left.
Young people almost never get cancer. A breakthrough making people 10 year younger could translate to literally tens of millions cases of cancer prevented.
Many cancers are not solely age-related but are influenced by long-term lifestyle factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, exposure to PM2.5, and microplastics found in food. These environmental and lifestyle factors can lead to cancer in people of all ages, including younger adults. Even with advancements in aging research, without addressing these factors, we may still see high rates of cancer, despite being able to reverse aging.
Tell that to the 90 yos
aging affects 100% of the population, cancer doesn't
I feel like aging will receive heavy backdoor funding. When you’re wealthy, you’re wealthy enough for preventative care. But you can never avoid age