Question: Why is cancer increasing?

anon answered on 15 Jun 2015:

This is mainly to do with the fact that people now live longer than ever before, which increases the risk of getting certain diseases and conditions. However, cancer is a very, very complex thing – many factors play a part and it is different from person to person, and there is still a lot of research to be done. If you’d like to learn more about cancer, here is some very useful and interesting information: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/0/22028516