Re: Hmmmmm.....

Far-fetched - hit the nail on the head.
And as far as Canada is concerned, my Dad had a stent "put-in" when he was 80 - or almost there.
I do see a trend of not doing unnecessary "stuff" like x-rays and major cancer operations on the elderly as humanitarian more than anything else.
Reminds me of the death of my U.S.girl-friends Dad - he must have been 92 or 93 when he died at home. He insisted on NEVER going to the docs - smart guy eh? Well the autopsy showed he was riddled with cancer - tho he never had any pain or discomfort, is what his wife told me and she should know, she was with him almost all the time. The docs that spoke to her, reproached her for not getting "help" earlier.