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Originally Posted by Cowperson
Lung cancer was virtually non-existent in 1900.
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That's because most people died before lung cancer could kill them in their 50s and 60s. Dementia and Alzheimers weren't issues in 1900 either.
Most people died before their 50th birthday in 1900, you were lucky to see 55 or 60. Now people live forever and therefore disease rates skyrocket.