Colorectal cancer incidence in teens up 300% since 1999

Re:Colorectal cancer incidence in teens up 300% since 1999 by throwaway11460 on Monday May 13, 2024 @04:29PM (#40348029)

Cells are always being replaced, you replace almost every cell in your body each decade.

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Re:Colorectal cancer incidence in teens up 300% since 1999 by JPLeRouzic on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @02:00AM (#40352072)

Not true for neurons, some heart cells, skeletal muscle cells (muscle fibers), red blood, etc

That's a lot of indispensable cells that do not reproduce.

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Re:Colorectal cancer incidence in teens up 300% since 1999 by throwaway11460 on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @04:24AM (#40352829)

Indeed, that's why I said almost - but it's true for the squishy parts of the abdomen we're talking about.

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