1 in 2 People in the UK Will Develop Cancer
1 in 2 people in the UK will develop cancer – 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. In the UK, breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer and bowel cancer are the four most common types.
Professor Peter Sasieni, one of the study authors, based at Queen Mary University of London said, “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.”
However, people can reduce their risk by giving up smoking, eating a healthy diet, exercising, limiting exposure to the sun and drinking less alcohol.
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