This article from the BBC highlights the rise of cancer as a phenomenon, as other infectious and degenerative diseases are being cured more successfully cancer is increasingly ‘what we get’. The figures from the UK are probably the most relevant:
According to Cancer Research UK, 54% of men and 48% of women will get cancer at some point in their lives.
It is a bit like saying, if nothing else gets you, cancer will. But the article has more to offer – it discusses cancer’s inevitable rise from the function of cell division in our bodies and also the rise of promising new treatment approaches. Do read it – at this link.