Quote Originally Posted by Sanlmar View Post
splitthis: Hmmmm human genocide is working

The differing cancer rate under 50 vs 65 is really interesting to me.

“You deserve a break today” was created by the Mad Men of Chicago advertising in 1971. You had to convince mom that fast food was an option. TV dinners were a rarity with their aluminum tins. Mom cooked dinner from simple ingredients. Nothing shipped from Mexico out of season. Maybe someone dropped off fresh eggs and milk on the doorstep in the morning.

You can go on and on once you begin to ponder why there is a difference in rates now.

The microplastics now found in the arterial plaque and the correlation to heart issues is a hot topic. I’ve completely freaked out the wife. She won’t drink or cook with plastic now. Maybe that helps but firstly the damage is done and second microplastocs are all pervasive so it is what it is. Fortunately, she did not grow up with the exposure which is most important.

Fun stuff.

Colon cancer is a brutal way to die but the outlook is pretty grim anyway
There's no way it could be true that cancer is higher for under-50s than those around 65. The risk is tremendously higher at 65.

I will say that in the 2020s we will see some bizarre health data, given that we went about 14 months where people couldn't get routine screenings or important-but-non-emergency procedures done. Hospitals were reserved for COVID patients, which was a huge mistake. Neglecting routine health checks and procedures can be a death sentence for those over 50.

Some of those 2020-21 COVID policies were insane. Imagine not being able to go in to see your mom taking her final breath, and not being allowed to have an outdoor funeral, but Gavin Newsom can eat indoors at the French Laundry at the same time?