| As you see, primarily because of earlier diagnosis and better treatment, cancer deaths are dramatically reduced for those under age 35, and somewhat reduced for adults aged 35 to 75. However, the rate has increased for the elderly, partly because when they were younger, they were more likely to smoke cigarettes and eat high-fat processed food than people in earlier cohorts. It remains to be seen whether adults in the first half of the twenty-first century will also suffer the consequences of a high allostatic load. |