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Not dying of cancer is selfish. It mainly benefits yourself
If you think dying only affects yourself, then that's already selfish, or sad. You have no family or friends who would mourn you? What if you're the breadwinner, or you have young children? A person dying doesn't affect only themselves.
mainly. Yes the biggest impact is to myself. Sure my kids will be impacted but not as much
Sure, for you. If a young single parent who is the only one who can support their child dies, at best they're hoping for nontraumatic foster care, but in many places, including first world countries, it can mean far worse for them. Still, I'll cede personal cancer for the sake of the overall point. That was hardly the worst issue in my comment.