re: Democratic senators propose lowering Medicare age from 65 to 50

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Diagnoses of certain cancers are disproportionately higher among people 65 and older, compared to those 64 and younger, according to a recent Stanford University study.

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Wow they must have some fricking geniuses in Palo Alto!

And its not "disproportionate" older people have a much higher risk, it would be like saying people who try to climb mount Everest have a disproportionate rate of dying from climbing mount everest from those who don't. That's not even the correct use of the term.