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JamesBarney on June 30, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: There's no limit to longevity, says study that rev...

Why do you think cancer is undefeatable? The risk of cancer rises substantially with age, and much of the increase in risk is probably due to the immune system malfunctioning.

EamonnMR on June 30, 2018 [–]

We aren't there yet.

ethbro on June 30, 2018 | [–]

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-breast-c...

Oncology + new genetic tools (just sequencing, not even CRISPR/CAS9) is making amazing progress.

Things that would have been a death sentence 20 years ago now have reasonably hopeful mortality rates.

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