Cancer incidence by age

Cancer incidence by age

Cancer is primarily a disease of older people, with incidence rates increasing with age for most cancers (Figure 3.1).1-4 More than a third (36% in the UK in 2009-2011) of cancers are diagnosed in people aged 75 and over.

 

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Excluding non-melanoma skin cancer.

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