Huge rise in cancer in friends

[Anonymous]

The increase in tattoos. I have no idea why so many people think forcing their lymphatic system to continually fight with badly regulated ink injected into sensitive skin cells is a good idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The increase in tattoos. I have no idea why so many people think forcing their lymphatic system to continually fight with badly regulated ink injected into sensitive skin cells is a good idea.

I’ve never heard this but it’s interesting.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of colon cancer in mid-30s to early 40s. 4 cases in the last year.

This was me.

I kind of feel like there maybe needs to be a screening colonoscopy at 30.

[Anonymous]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2569116/#:~:text=“We%20found%20that%20cell%20phone,University%20Hospital%20in%20Örebro%2C%20Sweden.

Cell phones

[Anonymous]

Turbo?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are better at screening for cancers and finding them at earlier stages.

OP here. None of which I’m referring to were found during routine screenings. Two had already spread to lymph, which the patient’s docs said was highly unusual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind that with social media, the circle of people we’re connected to is potentially huge and we’re just hearing about more of this than our parents did. It’s much less likely that a lot of people in your own neighborhood or immediate close friend circle will be diagnosed with cancer at one time. I was diagnosed in my early 50s and it was a huge deal to everyone I knew and I’m the only one with cancer amongst my close friends. But I hear about a lot of cases - friends of friends of friends and beyond - who are being diagnosed.

OP here - all three that I’m thinking of were very close friends.

[Anonymous]

This is not borne out by the data. Just because you feel this does not make it true. People are living longer than ever despite cancer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
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.

The risk dips at 85! We all can look forward to that!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is not borne out by the data. Just because you feel this does not make it true. People are living longer than ever despite cancer.

Exactly - anecdotally I don’t know any young people with cancer. Shockingly I don’t even know any older people with cancer.

[Anonymous]

On another thread, people were talking about being asked if they drink and how much.

Could be micro plastics or weed smoking. Or maybe drinking increased during the pandemic?

[Anonymous]

Cell phones, microplastics and covid

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
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.

The risk dips at 85! We all can look forward to that!

Only the strong survive. Or the very old, because if you've made it thus far

[Anonymous]

Mil: leukemia
Dad: multiple myeloma
Brother 1: colon cancer
Brother 2: leukemia
7 friends with breast cancer (I get texts… well add me to the list)
Best friend: diagnosed with cancer 2023, COVID, heart attack, died.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are better at screening for cancers and finding them at earlier stages.

This!

The rates of cancer death have gone down by 25% since 1977, but the rate of detection has increased, which is great!