Title: Why are cancer rates increasing? - Cancer Research UK - Cancer news
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Content: And so, as time passes, our risk of developing cancer goes up, as we accumulate more of these faults in our genes. In the graph below, you can see how UK life expectancy has increased over time and the number of people living into old age is higher than ever before. This means there are now more people than ever living to an age where they have a higher risk of developing cancer. Copy this link and share our graphic. Credit: Cancer Research UK
But we can stack the odds of avoiding cancer in our favour. Things that happen throughout our lives can speed up – or slow down – the rate at which errors occur in our genes. These include things we can control, and some we can’t. They include our lifestyle, our genetics & family history, our exposure to viruses, the job we do, the air we breathe – and they can all play different roles in our overall risk of developing the disease. Specific cancers, specific reasons
The main reason cancer risk overall is rising is because of our increasing lifespan.