While smoking rates have fallen, 72 per cent of lung cancer cases in the UK are caused by it, along with air pollution and workplace exposure. Smoking cannabis has also been linked to a higher risk of lung cancer. Typically, the likelihood of developing it rises steeply from the age of 45, peaking for men between the ages of 85 and 89.
Symptoms include respiratory problems, ranging from recurring chest infections and breathlessness to persistent coughs you just can’t shake, and coughing up blood. Other less obvious symptoms include difficulty swallowing, a swollen neck and a loss of appetite.
Prostate cancer
Since the 1990s, the incidence of prostate cancer in men has increased by 41 per cent. One in eight men in the UK will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime.
Certain men are more predisposed to prostate cancer. While it mainly affects those aged 50 and over, you’re two and a half times more likely to get it if your father or brother had it, and the chance of getting it increases further if they were diagnosed before 60. Prostate cancer is also…
