Wednesday, February 4, 2015

1 in 2 people in the UK will develop cancer

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LONDON — Half of all children born now in the UK will develop cancer at some point during their lives



That's the stark new finding from Cancer Research UK, which was published Wednesday in the British Journal of Cancer


In the past, Cancer Research UK had said that one in three people would develop the disease, but with the average life expectancy increasing, the organization revised its outlook as age is the biggest risk factor for most cancers


"Cancer is primarily a disease of old age, with more than 60% of all cases diagnosed in people aged over 65. If people live long enough then most will get cancer at some point," said Professor Peter Sasieni, one of the study authors, based at Queen Mary University of London. Read more...


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