• Question: am I going to die from cancer

    Asked by ed and bettys bae to Andy, Dwaine, Natt, Priya, Tatiana on 16 Jun 2015. This question was also asked by Betty's best bae.
    • Photo: Andrew Scott

      Andrew Scott answered on 16 Jun 2015:

      Unless there is a specific reason for you to believe so, it’s unlikely that you are going to die from cancer soon, but in our lifetimes there is a good chance that any of us will die from cancer. In 2013 29% of the people that died that year died from cancer. 28% died from cardiovascular diseases (like heart attacks and strokes). However, diagnosis and treatments for these diseases are improving all of the time.

      Death statistics from 2013:
      http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/vsob1/death-reg-sum-tables/2013/info-deaths-2013.html

    • Photo: Dwaine Vance

      Dwaine Vance answered on 23 Jun 2015:

      It’s the luck of the draw – live a healthy lifestyle and dont drink or smoke and do plenty of exercise – and remember to eat healthily and be happy 🙂

      Dwaine

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