• Question: heyyyy what is the probability of getting cancer

    Asked by cupcake94 to Amar, Ana, Andrea, Leah, Matt on 14 Mar 2014.
    • Photo: Matthew Lam

      Matthew Lam answered on 14 Mar 2014:

      It depends on the type of cancer.

      Women have a 1 in 8 chance of developing breast cancer in their lifetime.

    • Photo: Andrea Hanvey

      Andrea Hanvey answered on 14 Mar 2014:

      currently in the UK 1 in 3 people will develop cancer in their lifetime

    • Photo: Anastasia Wass

      Anastasia Wass answered on 14 Mar 2014:

      Matts right it depends on the type of cancer. Your risk of developing cancer increases as you age so it changes throughout your life.

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