Title: when did Cancer become such a common thing and has it been much more common in the west than in Asia? | Yahoo Answers
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when did Cancer become such a common thing and has it been much more common in the west than in Asia?
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Content: In the US the average life expectancy is currently in the late 70s. 100 years ago, it was 47. You can see why cancer rates have increased - people are living longer. In Asian countries with a high life expectancy, such as Japan (82.6 years), cancer rates are comparable with those in the US. The Us has higher rates of sometypes of cancer - breast cancer is an example. But the rates of stomach cancer in Japan are phenomenal - very, very much higher than in the US or elsewhere in the west. In India (average life expectancy 64.7) has some of the world's highest incidence of cancers of the gall bladder, mouth and lower pharynx. There is no scientific evidence to link soft drinks or indeed any other drinks or food to any type of cancer; the exception being that a diet very high in red and especially processed meats is a known risk factor for colorectal cancers. ...Show more
phyllis
10 years ago
I think your tieing coke to the advent of cancers is disingenuous in that you are singling out one product . .