Number of elderly with cancer 'to treble by 2040'

According to Macmillan-funded research by King's College London, one in four people aged 65 and over will have had a cancer diagnosis in 2040. This is almost double the proportion in 2012 and four times for people aged 45 to 64. Lung cancer prevalence in older women will see the biggest increase and will double from 2010 to 2040, while prevalence in older men is expected to decrease due to a dramatic decline in smoking among men in England since the 1970s. The sharp rise cancer prevalence will likely be due to; the ageing population, increasing incidence and increasing cancer survi...