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Re:How Long Can We Live? by lordnacho on Monday May 03, 2021 @04:08PM (#27030021)
I read an article a few weeks ago, a guy said that past 75 he wouldn't seek treatment for cancer. I thought that was a nice medium between getting enough time to see the grandkids and not letting it drag on in pain and suffering for everyone. So basically as many healthy years past 75 as you're lucky enough to get, and no more.
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Re:How Long Can We Live? by andi999 on Monday May 03, 2021 @04:35PM (#27030296)
I think you shd differentiate on the cancer. I know somebody got a light skin cancer at ard 75, did minor surgery and lived until 96.
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Re:How Long Can We Live? by mod on Monday May 03, 2021 @04:42PM (#27030366)
I expect in the guy's mind he was thinking more like "after 75 I won't do chemotherapy"
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Re:How Long Can We Live? by lordnacho on Monday May 03, 2021 @04:55PM (#27030518)
Yeah I think the point was not to do any of the drastic treatments that you might if you were younger. Some of them end up prolonging agony, and that's not worth it unless you are younger.
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