AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Studies may have found that American men have about a 40 percent chance of developing cancer in their lifetimes, but that doesn’t mean your risk is 40 percent if you’re a man.

Detailed explanation-2: -1 in 2 people will get cancer in their lifetime-one of the main reasons for this being that people are living longer. Half of all cancers are in people over the age of 70.

Detailed explanation-3: -The incidence rates for cancer overall climb steadily as age increases, from fewer than 25 cases per 100, 000 people in age groups under age 20, to about 350 per 100, 000 people among those aged 45–49, to more than 1, 000 per 100, 000 people in age groups 60 years and older.

Detailed explanation-4: -Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men, except for skin cancers. The chance of getting prostate cancer goes up as a man gets older. Most prostate cancers are found in men over the age of 65.

Detailed explanation-5: -55-64: 24% 65-74: 25% 75-84: 20% 85 and over: 8%