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maxsolomon

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7. You have to get to the last 2 paragraphs to understand why this increase is projected:
Mon Aug 12, 2024, 07:42 PM
Aug 2024
Earlier this year, a report by the American Cancer Society found that population growth and aging are key drivers of the size of the world’s cancer burden, with the global population of about 8 billion people in 2022 projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050.

When it comes to the number of cancer cases around the world, “we think that number will go up to 35 million by 2050, largely due to an increasing population in the aging population,” Dr. William Dahut, chief scientific officer for the American Cancer Society, told CNN previously. And if more people also use tobacco and more have obesity, along with other risk factors for cancer, the society said the projected number of cancer cases could get even higher — especially in low-income countries.


Population growth and aging. Not because men refuse to adopt a whole foods plant-based diet.

You're going to die of something.

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