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There are quite a few obvious reasons why cancer rates are rising. * People get older * Cancer detection is improving * Cancer mortality is sinking
by xorfish 7y ago
There are quite a few obvious reasons why cancer rates are rising.
* People get older
* Cancer detection is improving
* Cancer mortality is sinking
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]
- markus92 7y agoAnd mortality by non-cancer causes is dropping (e.g. car accidents, infectious diseases).
- smolder 7y agoAnd a rise in carcinogenic substances in air, water, and food. Maybe changes in the landscape of pathogens. You can't really rule out additional causes or contributers based on knowing some.