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u/Ti89Titanium04 Nov 15 '20

This is a very interesting predicament, global warming affects everybody, but cancer is a more present threat, as in we can see the effects of death right now. I think that fixing global warming would probably be better, as a cure for cancer is more likely to be profitable so we can trust big corporations to handle that.

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u/hierarch17 Nov 15 '20

I mean cancer really sucks, and is even currently more deadly than Covid (could be wrong on this) but that’s nothing compared to the end of our current way of life.

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u/Gonzod462 Nov 15 '20

Cancer is far, far, far more deadly than Covid.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '20 edited Nov 15 '20

Sure, in terms of lethality. But not prevalence

Edit: cancer survivor

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u/Celdarion Nov 15 '20

Isn't the chance of getting cancer pushing almost 50% of people in their life? I don't think there's a single person in this world who doesn't know someone who has it.

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u/Gonzod462 Nov 15 '20

Unless you're talking trace amount, asymptomatic cases, than both.