Monday 20 August 2012

Cancer diagnosis for one in four older people by 2040

Cancer diagnosis for one in four older people by 2040:

The charity Macmillan Cancer Support has warned that almost a quarter of older people will have had a cancer diagnosis by 2040. And it forecasts that the number of people aged 65 and over who will be cancer survivors is set to triple from 1.3 million in 2010 to 4.1 million.
The charity funded research by King’s College London which was published on the British Journal of Cancer’s website and revealed...Healthcare Today

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