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It's probably a wash. Sure people are reproducing later, but it's also more likely that they have recieved some major medical intervention to allow them to make it to that stage. For example, it could be stuff like freezing eggs before starting chemo.





That in of itself is an external selection pressure though, having enough fit to gather resources to delay reproduction.



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