Reddit user explains aging vs cancer

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Post by ericmsimons » Sat, Sep 10, 2011, 7:33 PM UTC

Reddit user explains aging vs cancer
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Re: Reddit user explains aging vs cancer

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Post by Helianthus » Sat, Sep 10, 2011, 9:47 PM UTC

Unfair title--the redditor himself says that while his hypothesis is scientific and has some cellular evidence, it is still a more or less unproven principle.

Re: Reddit user explains aging vs cancer

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Post by rsheridan6 » Sat, Sep 10, 2011, 9:50 PM UTC

If this idea is true, people who appear/feel younger in their old age should be more prone to get cancer. A testable proposition.

Re: Reddit user explains aging vs cancer

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Post by stmartin » Sat, Sep 10, 2011, 10:04 PM UTC

The slippery slope of eugenics....

Re: Reddit user explains aging vs cancer

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Post by abduhl » Sat, Sep 10, 2011, 10:12 PM UTC

rsheridan6 wrote: post #3

If this idea is true, people who appear/feel younger in their old age should be more prone to get cancer. A testable proposition.

Asian Pacific Islanders (API) (who appear younger than they are in general, in my opinion) have the lowest incidence rates of cancer out of all races (for adults).

http://seer.cancer.gov/report_to_nation/

Re: Reddit user explains aging vs cancer

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Post by ericmsimons » Sat, Sep 10, 2011, 10:19 PM UTC

Helianthus wrote: post #2

Unfair title--the redditor himself says that while his hypothesis is scientific and has some cellular evidence, it is still a more or less unproven principle.

Fair point - I would edit it, but it's locked down now. I didn't intend to mislead HN readers with this title.

Re: Reddit user explains aging vs cancer

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Post by samyzee » Sat, Sep 10, 2011, 10:40 PM UTC

tl;dr

Things that can help you slow aging.

1)Eat less sugar. 2)Try to keep you metabolic rate low (Dont work out too intensely)

Anyone has a concise argument against this?

Re: Reddit user explains aging vs cancer

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Post by oligophagy » Sat, Sep 10, 2011, 11:04 PM UTC

rsheridan6 wrote: post #3

If this idea is true, people who appear/feel younger in their old age should be more prone to get cancer. A testable proposition.

Or maybe those who look younger haven't needed the protection of aging because they've accumulated much less DNA damage in their lifetime (because of low sugar diet, slow basal metabolic rate, etc.), and less DNA damage = lower incidence of cancer.

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Post by nphase » Sat, Sep 10, 2011, 11:36 PM UTC

So the natural question is - what can one practically do to try to postpone DNA damage as much as possible?

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Post by bronson » Sat, Sep 10, 2011, 11:54 PM UTC

nphase wrote: post #9

So the natural question is - what can one practically do to try to postpone DNA damage as much as possible?

3rd paragraph: "If you have a healthy diet low in sugar, high in antioxidants, in theory you can reduce DNA damage, keeping your DNA looking younger", etc...

Eat your leafy greens.