Re:Global pollution kills 9M a year, according to new study
by YokoZar on Sunday October 22, 2017 @05:43PM
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We surely would. But the gains may be more (or less) than you think.
I remember a gerontologist showing some math where if you prevented all heart disease you'd only gain about 4 years of human lifespan (since most of those people would soon get cancer); similarly if you prevented all cancer you'd only get about 4 years as well (since most of those people would get heart disease).
But if you prevented both, you'd get something north of 10 years of average lifespan.
I remember a gerontologist showing some math where if you prevented all heart disease you'd only gain about 4 years of human lifespan (since most of those people would soon get cancer); similarly if you prevented all cancer you'd only get about 4 years as well (since most of those people would get heart disease).
But if you prevented both, you'd get something north of 10 years of average lifespan.