Question

why it is that cancer is a leading cause of death according to healthy people 2020 in our society?

can you please give reference

Answer 1

According to healthy people 2020 cancer is a leading cause of death due to complex and interrelated factors that develop the cancer incidence among racial, ethnic and underserved populations. It include lack of health insurance coverage, low socioeconomic status including income, education level, occupation, social status, geographic locations, poor access to education, health insurance, living condition, exposure to environmental toxins like UV rays and risk behavior like smoking, alcohol use, tobacco, obesity, physical inactivity, less cancer screening rates, etc.