How does age affect cancer?

Answer 1

This is probably due a life-time buildup of chemicals in the body, combined with the natural decadence of the cells.

In older people the immune system becomes less effective and so cancer cells can spread and are not kept in check.

Answer 2

Age affects cancer in that it weakens the body, and foremost, the organs or whatever is affected by the cancer. Cancer, like any other disease, worsens with age, naturally.

Answer 3

Due to the accumulation of mutations in cells over the years, ie they have been exposed to more carcinogens than a younger person.

Answer 4

Because the longer we live, the more mutations accumulate.

Answer 5

Cancer can occur at ANY age. Some types are more common in the elderly, but there are a high number of young children fighting cancer as well.

Answer 6

That's complicated. There are many different kinds of cancer so its hard to say. Cancer can basically occur at any age.but some types occur later in life.

Answer 7

Age plays a definite role in the predisposition to colon cancer. Two-thirds of all cases occur after age 50 and the average age for those who develop the disease is 62.

Answer 8

no it dosent