Why age matters when it comes to cancer

A person’s age has long been known to be one of the greatest risk factors for developing cancer. Scientists are beginning to understand why our cancer risk increases as we get older. This BBC article — featuring Johns Hopkins Medicine expert Andrew Feinberg, M.D., M.P.H — explains.
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