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Trends in the lifetime risk of developing cancer in Great Britain: comparison of risk for those born from 1930 to 1960

Amar Ahmad, Nick Ormiston‐Smith, Peter Sasieni

British Journal of Cancer · 2015 · 264 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

The lifetime risk of cancer for people born since 1960 is >50%. Over half of people who are currently adults under the age of 65 years will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetime.

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