Which of the Following Best Explains Why Cancer Rates Increase

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why cancer rates increase as people get older?

• A) Better prevention programs are available for cardiac disease, so cardiac disease rates are decreasing, making cancer rates increase.
• B) It is harder to screen for cancer than for other fatal diseases, so the rates are increasing because of the inability to detect the cancer at an early stage.
• C) Poor lifestyle choices, environmental exposures, and increased life expectancy have all caused cancer rates to increase.
• D) Other causes of death are decreasing, so it appears that cancer rates are increasing.

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