Comment by inglor_cz

If you got a random cancer in 1970, your chances of survival would be only somewhat better than during the Roman Empire, so slightly better than zero, but not very much so. Even Hodgkin's lymphoma, nowadays a very manageable disease, was reliably deadly.

In 2026, unless you are really lucky your chances of being treated into remission are much better. That is a meaningful improvement.

Medical science made a HUGE progress in the last 50 years alone. The oldest IVF baby is not even fifty yet.