Title: The Three Reasons So Many People are Getting Cancer | Live Science
Headings: The Three Reasons So Many People are Getting Cancer (Op-Ed)
The Three Reasons So Many People are Getting Cancer (Op-Ed)
1. Older people get cancer most often, and we're getting older
2. Obesity opens the door to several types of cancer
3. Certain cancer types are on the rise
Earlier diagnosis leads to more successful outcomes

Content: An ancient coronavirus may have infected the ancestors of people living in modern-day East Asia starting 25,000 years ago and for millennia afterward, according to a new study. Watch for more information
Volume 0%
Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts
Enabled Disabled
Play/Pause SPACE
Increase Volume ↑
Decrease Volume ↓
Seek Forward →
Seek Backward ←
Captions On/Off c
Fullscreen/Exit Fullscreen f
Mute/Unmute m
Seek % 0-9
Settings
Off
Automated Captions - en-US
Font Color
White
Font Opacity
100%
Font Size
100%
Font Family
Arial
Character Edge
None
Background Color
Black
Background Opacity
50%
Window Color
Black
Window Opacity
0%
Reset
White
Black
Red
Green
Blue
Yellow
Magenta
Cyan
100%
75%
25%
200%
175%
150%
125%
100%
75%
50%
Arial
Courier
Georgia
Impact
Lucida Console
Tahoma
Times New Roman
Trebuchet MS
Verdana
None
Raised
Depressed
Uniform
Drop Shadow
White
Black
Red
Green
Blue
Yellow
Magenta
Cyan
100%
75%
50%
25%
0%
White
Black
Red
Green
Blue
Yellow
Magenta
Cyan
100%
75%
50%
25%
0%
Live
00:00
03:09
03:09
PLAY SOUND
1. Older people get cancer most often, and we're getting older
Like heart disease, cancer largely affects the senior population. About 77 percent of all cancers are diagnosed in people over age 55, a segment of the U.S. population that is expected to double by 2060. Therefore, more seniors means more cases of cancer. Keep in mind, seniors are also living decades longer than just a century ago, when you were not expected to live beyond your mid-50s. According to the National Cancer Institute, seniors have an average life expectancy of about 79 years, on average, while 73 is the median age of cancer death. 2. Obesity opens the door to several types of cancer
A second key factor in our rising cancer rates is our country's battle with obesity and the continued lack of proper diet, exercise and weight control for many Americans. In 2014, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) issued a report warning that obesity will soon overtake tobacco as the No.