Cancer immunotherapy will move the dial as far as treatment goes - there are no magic bullets for cancer as said above, but this is a huge development. A recent clinical trial in this area was halted due to efficacy, which is not something you hear everyday. The drug was working too well, making it unethical to proceed with the placebo group.
The last Nobel prize for medicine was in this area - v interesting history, a lot of popular science articles on it. Postulated for over 100 years that the immune system could be harnessed to fight cancer, but realising this took decades and decades of research and understanding.
"If thats directed at me, I’m not your pal."
?? It was a joke you bell, bikebouy. The post I quoted to execute the joke wasn't even yours so I don't know why you thought it was? If I haven't said joke enough it was a joke. A joke about thick leave voters.
Stress is a killer though you're right...
Dementia will be the next killer after cancer. The route has thus far been
Childbirth > Infectious Diseases > Cardiovascular > Cancer > Dementia ...
Some childhood cancers are curable already. Some cancers have been cured using CAR-T therapy in adults. Immune activation to kill cancer has been a revelation in recent years. But... An extension of life expectancy of three months in a trial against standard of care would be heralded as a breakthrough in many cancers. So don't raise your expectations too much just yet. And yes, I spend a lot of time thinking about it. Professionally and personally.
Lay off the pies, don’t smoke, don’t drink too much and move about a bit and you massively improve your chances of dodging it.
Stay out of the sun and have good genes helps a lot too. The last one can be difficult I'm afraid.