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World Service,16 Nov 2000,24 mins

Cancer - Why Are More People Getting It?

Health Matters

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The programme asks why more people are getting cancer despite medical advances. Why are we seeing more and more people with cancer? What is the relationship with smoking and cancer? Cancer is a disease which is more likely to effect the over 60s and as we live longer we are more likely to get it, according to doctors

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