I actually meant that we've learned to cure a lot of the diseases that kill people in relative youth, allowing slower acting things like cancer to catch up with us.
If the average life expectancy is 30 years because of bear attacks and cholera, it's unlikely that anyone will die colon cancer. But if the average life expectancy is 80, it becomes much more likely.
If the average life expectancy is 30 years because of bear attacks and cholera, it's unlikely that anyone will die colon cancer. But if the average life expectancy is 80, it becomes much more likely.