is not one single disease. It is a large group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth, and the risk of many cancers increases with age.
Reaching your 60s or beyond without a cancer diagnosis can certainly be encouraging, but it does not mean that cancer is no longer a possibility.
Some risk factors are beyond our control, including genetics and simply getting older. Others can be modified, such as tobacco use, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity and certain environmental exposures.
Regular age-appropriate screenings are also important because some cancers can be
