• Catsrules
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    8 months ago
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    Is Cancer age related? I thought it could happen to anyone. But much more likely to happen when your older.

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      Well yes, but a) the immune system gobbles up bad cells, but becomes less efficient as it ages b) point mutations accumulate with age => increases the risk of cells going haywire.