I wish people who work very hard to fight cancer, received more recognition and funding.
Heart disease, cancer and COPD are the leading cause of death in the US and Europe. In India, cancer doesn't make it to the top three, and I am sure that is because detection rates are so low. If you're middle class Indian like me, rest assured that one of these three are going to be the likely cause of your death.
Heart disease is about sloth, gluttony and genes. You can fix it. You likely won't, because you lazy and greedy like me.
COPD - lung diseases - that's mostly pollution related. Unless you're a smoker, in which case, ha ha, die loser.
Cancer. That's the shit you don't bring upon yourself. Yeah sure, you can eat organic all you want, and go live in the mountains. Cancer will still follow you. From Scandinavia to Sikkim, cancer kills.
Which is why you should recognise those who fight cancer. These guys literally just broke a large number of cancer samples into very small modules - kind of how we do things in engineering. Once the problem has been broken down, they are going after each tiny module and making targeted medicine.
On the topic of mortality, airline and train accidents, HIV and other scary communicable diseases, wars, terrorism, violent crime, and everything else the media incessantly jabbers about, will likely not kill you, no matter where you live in the world. Even road accidents barely make it to the top 10 in India.
In the developed world, the only communicable disease in the top 10 is influenza. Here in India we still have TB and diarrhoea killing very large numbers 🤦♂️. But the middle class only needs to take care of their hearts, lungs and kidneys.
Suicide also makes it to the top 10, everywhere in the world. Take care of your social, emotional and mental needs, people, as much as you take care of your heart, lungs and kidneys. When you live with stress or despair, that impacts your organs too. Even if you don't take your own life in despair, the stress gets to your organs. Substance abuse - tobacco and alcohol - is a common way to deal with emotional and mental problems. They directly impact these three organs too.
Heart disease, cancer and COPD are the leading cause of death in the US and Europe. In India, cancer doesn't make it to the top three, and I am sure that is because detection rates are so low. If you're middle class Indian like me, rest assured that one of these three are going to be the likely cause of your death.
Heart disease is about sloth, gluttony and genes. You can fix it. You likely won't, because you lazy and greedy like me.
COPD - lung diseases - that's mostly pollution related. Unless you're a smoker, in which case, ha ha, die loser.
Cancer. That's the shit you don't bring upon yourself. Yeah sure, you can eat organic all you want, and go live in the mountains. Cancer will still follow you. From Scandinavia to Sikkim, cancer kills.
Which is why you should recognise those who fight cancer. These guys literally just broke a large number of cancer samples into very small modules - kind of how we do things in engineering. Once the problem has been broken down, they are going after each tiny module and making targeted medicine.
On the topic of mortality, airline and train accidents, HIV and other scary communicable diseases, wars, terrorism, violent crime, and everything else the media incessantly jabbers about, will likely not kill you, no matter where you live in the world. Even road accidents barely make it to the top 10 in India.
In the developed world, the only communicable disease in the top 10 is influenza. Here in India we still have TB and diarrhoea killing very large numbers 🤦♂️. But the middle class only needs to take care of their hearts, lungs and kidneys.
Suicide also makes it to the top 10, everywhere in the world. Take care of your social, emotional and mental needs, people, as much as you take care of your heart, lungs and kidneys. When you live with stress or despair, that impacts your organs too. Even if you don't take your own life in despair, the stress gets to your organs. Substance abuse - tobacco and alcohol - is a common way to deal with emotional and mental problems. They directly impact these three organs too.