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We're not ready for the 'silver tsunami' of older adults living with cancer

  • Written by Keith M. Bellizzi, Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Connecticut
imageThe number of adults living with cancer will likely triple in size by 2030.Ruslan Guzov/Shutterstcok.com

In the next few decades, the number of adults living with cancer is expected to triple in size.

Age is the single greatest risk factor for cancer. By 2030, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the population of Americans...

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