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Collapse, in this context, refers to the significant loss of an established level or complexity towards a much simpler state. It can occur differently within many areas, orderly or chaotically, and be willing or unwilling. It does not necessarily imply human extinction or a singular, global event. Although, the longer the duration, the more it resembles a ‘decline’ instead of collapse.

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Cancer Incidence Trends in Successive Social Generations in the US (jamanetwork.com)

submitted 1 year ago by eleitl@lemm.ee to c/collapse@lemm.ee

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[–] Guntrigger@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does the age thing make sense with this study though? I only looked at the charts, but it seems that the data point is always on 60 year olds. Wouldn't that mean it's presenting earlier in each generation?

Or maybe just that we are all aging faster, which I definitely feel in my bones.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Boomers dying of other things could just mean they're a smaller demo in general. And also, you can't get cancer when you're dead. So if you live long enough, and stuff gets cured, your cancer rate goes up. That makes more sense for Gen X. Millennials will likely have an even higher rate of cancer in the same kind of time frame.

Remember back in COVID pandemic days, when people who got vaccinated were getting COVID more than those who didn't get the vaccines? Smaller demo, with more dead. Same kinda thing.

[–] Guntrigger@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's true. I didn't think about more people dying before 60 as a cause.

Could also be that diagnosis rates are increased due to medical advances and/or awareness.