Cancer
From Wild Southwest Wiki
Despite the lingering effects of the Great War, Cancer is not a major cause of death in the Southwest. This is considered to be the result of a number of factors...
- The harsh conditions of the Winter weeded out many of the genes for suceptability to cancer.
- The majority of the population live lives 'heathier' than those of the pre-war population, with plenty of exercise and unprocessed foods.
- Levels of environmental pollution (apart from in specific areas such as the Radlands) are low.
- The shorter average lifespan provides less time for cancers to develop.
The exception of course are Scavs, among whom cancer deaths - referred to as "pulling a trick" - are fairly common.
