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Skin Cancer
Frequently Asked Questions
2. Why are older people more likely to get
cancer?
The body has ways of repairing genes and controls some genetic
mutations, but not all. One of the reasons that the risk of cancer
increases as we age is because sometimes cancer is caused by many
mutations accumulating over time. The body's immune system is
responsible for recognizing and killing abnormal cells before they
become cancerous. As we get older, our immune systems are less able
to fight infection and control cell growth.
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