Cancer is a
disease involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or
metastasize to other parts of the body. The most common types of
cancer in males are lung cancer, prostate
cancer, colorectal cancer, and stomach cancer, and in females, the most common
types are breast cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, and cervical cancer.
In children,
acute lymphoblastic leukemia and brain tumors are the most common types of
cancer.
The risk of
cancer increases significantly with age in addition to the many other risk
factors such as the use of tobacco, obesity, lack of physical activity,
environmental pollutants, viruses and many others.
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