"Understanding Age-Related Cancer Risks: A Guide for Every Decade"

The risk of developing cancer varies with age, with different types of cancer affecting people at different stages of life. Young adults are increasingly at risk, with rising rates of testicular, head and neck, cervical, breast, bowel, and melanoma cancers. Middle-aged individuals face hormonal shifts that increase vulnerability to endometrial, ovarian, breast, and prostate cancers, while lung cancer becomes more common. In those aged 75 and older, accumulated DNA damage from poor lifestyle habits contributes to bladder, prostate, breast, lung, and bowel cancers. Screening and prevention methods are available for different age groups, and older individuals are more likely to have slower-growing, less aggressive forms of cancer.