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2025-05-26 Science & Technology

People are increasingly dying from cancer due to alcohol ‐ this group is most at risk

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Posted by Besoeker 2025-05-26 06:44|| || Front Page|| [211 views ] Top

#1 Yeah, so?

The U.S. population age 65 and over grew from 2010 to 2020 at fastest rate since 1880 to 1890 and reached 55.8 million, a 38.6% increase in just 10 years.

There's more old people. We're gonna die.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-05-26 07:42|| 2025-05-26 07:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Once the boomers are gone, we'll have successfully fok'd 'Western Civilization' into extinction.

Posted by Besoeker 2025-05-26 08:16|| 2025-05-26 08:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Bear in mind, the term Boomer refers to the cohort of the post WWII baby boom.
A birth boom implies a later death boom.
Drinking more once life stops being rosy is common.
I know a buncha functioning alcoholics. Some not so functioning.

Posted by ed in texas 2025-05-26 08:40|| 2025-05-26 08:40|| Front Page Top

#4 What exactly is "cancer due to alcohol?

This sounds suspiciously like death with covid.

Posted by alanc 2025-05-26 08:52|| 2025-05-26 08:52|| Front Page Top

#5 23,000 a year in 2021

In a population of 325 million. We kill more on the road in which nearly half are DUI. Mole hill.

Posted by Procopius2k 2025-05-26 10:00|| 2025-05-26 10:00|| Front Page Top

#6 That's why Jesus turned the water into wine. I've known a couple of nonagenarians who drank alcohol every day. I've known people in their 60's and 70's who didn't and are no longer with us. It's all a crap shoot. Enjoy your life while you can.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2025-05-26 11:05|| 2025-05-26 11:05|| Front Page Top

#7 People have been drinking alcohol for more than 10,000 years. Maybe increased cancer is due to something more recent?

Posted by Throlush Dark Lord of the Nebraskans2736 2025-05-26 15:17|| 2025-05-26 15:17|| Front Page Top

#8 The 'sobering new study'. Alcohol is bad; drinking and smoking is worse. Variations among genetics and even lifestyles. Conclusions: More studies, better control of sales, and more taxes. Imagine that!

Posted by Bobby 2025-05-26 17:01|| 2025-05-26 17:01|| Front Page Top

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