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Huge rise in cancer in friends
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Anonymous
| Anyone else seeing this? |
Anonymous
| Yes, but we’re now in our late 50s+. Also, fatal strokes. |
Anonymous
| What type of cancers OP? |
Anonymous
| Too many bologna sandwiches in our youth |
Anonymous
+100 People are dropping like flies. |
Anonymous
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Not sure I’d say huge rise but early 50s and seems like more than I’d expect and I don’t recall my parents knowing that many people with cancer at a similar age although there were some. Of course anecdotes are not data.
I know people are going to come on here and talk about Covid and Covid vaccines but some of the illnesses I’ve seen predate Covid or were early into the pandemic. I tend to think that micro plastics and other environmental contaminants in the air, water and food supply are the problem as most people I know are healthier than the average American in terms of eating habits, weight and exercise. |
Anonymous
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My own mother died of cancer at 54. She was one of the first of her friend group to pass and I sensed the shock from them.
This is the age though that cancer often kicks in. It happens. |
Anonymous
| Yes, but in my DH's friends and they are mid-60s. |
Anonymous
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Brain cancers - among very educated people and many others suddenly passing in 50s or 60s.
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Anonymous
| Yes. Friends being diagnosed in their 20s and 30s with very, very serious cancers. |
Anonymous
from https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/age, graph is incidence rate by age at diagnosis for all cancers I think it's mostly because you're all getting older. The incidence rate for 50-54 is more than twice that from 40-44. |
Anonymous
This chart is from 2013-17. There seems to be a greater number of younger people getting it now and having it progress faster. |
Anonymous
| It's part of getting older. |
Anonymous
That sounds SO good right now. I would love one of those with a sandwich bag of greasy chips |
Anonymous
I think that’s part of it but certain cancers (like colon, oral) are increasing among people in their 20s-30s, no? |