Human Growth and Development / Unit 13 HGD 1834 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Shifting Causes of Death
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The idea
Between about thirty-five and sixty-four, the leading causes of death shift from unintentional injury toward cancer and heart disease.
In practice
Aging as the biggest risk factor for cancer, with an average age at diagnosis of sixty-six.
Where people slip
Midlife is when earlier habits and exposures begin to show in chronic disease rates.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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