Makes sense.
I once read if humans were biologically immortal, everyone would basically get cancer if they lived to be 2,000 years old.
It's just inevitable.
Hopefully it comes later in life, rather than sooner.
I once read if humans were biologically immortal, everyone would basically get cancer if they lived to be 2,000 years old.
It's just inevitable.
Hopefully it comes later in life, rather than sooner.
Species such as whales and elephants, who have a lot more cells than humans do, have much stronger anti-cancer mechanisms than humans and rarely get cancer.
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/elephants-rarely-get...
Multiply up enough of those chances over time, and the limit approaches a 100% chance. It's almost surprising that so few people die of cancer.
Of course, it's always happening, and our bodies are fighting it off all the time. But each time they try, there's a chance that it won't be effective. So it still over time approaches 100%, if something else doesn't get you first.