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Misleading title. This is true about 5-10% of the human life. For 90-95% of the human life, the exact opposite is happening.

More honest title : "The risk of Cancer Fades Over 80 Years Old, and We May Know Why."

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The risk of getting diagnosed with cancer fades over 80 years old. Tumor cells might take many years, or decades to develop into a diagnosable form of cancer, so much of the story relates to things that happen well before the 80+ years detection date.

We've made the title more specific now.

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