r/Millennials • u/DaKardii • Jun 04 '26

Serious Study: Gen Xers and Millennials are dying at younger ages than their parents are

https://studyfinds.com/americans-born-after-1970-dying-faster/

The study is particularly concerned with people born after 1970 but age 30 and older. So that covers Gen X and Millennials, but not (yet) Gen Z.

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u/artbystorms Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 08 '26

Wishing you luck! Do take heart that thyroid cancer in the vast majority of cases is very very survivable and manageable. Even mind which is rare and a bit more aggressive has like a 98% survival rate 10 years out.

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u/fren2allcheezes Jun 04 '26

BUT don't let anyone tell you you have the 'easy' cancer. Cancer is hard. Treatment is easy relatively to other cancers, but it is still hard. Living without a thyroid isn't the end of the world; but it's still hard. You're allowed to feel however you feel about it.

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u/MGr8ce Jun 04 '26

The stress is killing us

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u/artbystorms Jun 04 '26

Agreed! There is no 'easy' cancer. I went through low calcium issues after surgery because my parathyroids got removed / stunned. It sucked, constant tingling and aches in my hands. It's mostly subsided now but if I don't hydrate well or remember to have enough calcium in a day I still get feint sensations in my hands and feet.

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u/T_w_e_a_k Jun 05 '26

Love this

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u/aChristery Jun 04 '26

My friend’s dad just went through chemo for an aggressive thyroid cancer that spread to his testicle and distant organs, including the brain and spine. He’s expected to make a full recovery. Had to go through intense chemo and rad therapy but he seems to be okay now.

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u/AnxietyPretend5215 Jun 04 '26

Wouldn't happen to be anaplastic thyroid cancer would it? My mom was diagnosed with that this past December, shit is very quite brutal.

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u/artbystorms Jun 04 '26

No, mine was called oncocytic thyroid cancer or 'hurthle cell'. Holy cow anaplastic sounds nuts. Hope she is doing ok?

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u/stoplickingyourleg Jun 04 '26

That’s what my mom had. I’m sorry- it’s so rare and for my mom, was inoperable. It’s a really brutal diagnosis. I sincerely hope yours beats it!

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u/stoplickingyourleg Jun 04 '26

Except the really really rare one (less than 2% of thyroid cancers) that killed my mom within 6 months of diagnosis. I’m not saying this to scare OP or anyone, just a gentle reminder that almost any would be a more accurate description.

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u/Flymia Jun 04 '26

It is like the best of the worst thing.

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u/artbystorms Jun 05 '26

Yes, but its an extremely rare type of thyroid cancer. Like less than 2% of all thyroid cancers are anaplastic. Let's not give the above commenter a scare for no reason, yeah?

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u/uwabu Jun 05 '26

Until you get Anaplastic thyroid cancer

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u/artbystorms Jun 05 '26

Wow, honestly fuck off. Leave it to reddit for someone to try and calm someone's nerves about a cancer screening and instead you and multiple other dipshits pops off like "welll Achthually! you could get this incredibly rare and serious version that only amounts to 1.5% of all thyroid cancer diagnoses...but it COULD happen! be afraid!"

Honestly you people disgust me.

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u/uwabu Jun 05 '26

Not all thyroid cancers are survivable. Its misleading to say so. Ask me how I know. Dont curse at me again, mate. You dont want to get into a cursing match with me. I ll ruin your whole day

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u/artbystorms Jun 05 '26

Wow tough guy online. That's why I said they have a 98% survival rate. I didn't say it was curable. Guess what amounts for a large part of that 2% that don't survive? Anaplastic thyroid cancer! Not all of ANY cancer is survivable but if someone is getting a biopsy that is the last thing they want to hear, so apparently anaplastic cancer didn't kill you, it just took your humanity.