What is the cancer incidence rate for adults over 60?
Cancer incidence rises sharply with age due to the cumulative effect of DNA damage, reduced immune surveillance, and accumulated miRNA dysregulation. According to the National Cancer Institute SEER data: Adults aged 55–64: ~500 new cancer cases per 100,000 per year (0.5%). Adults aged 65–74: ~1,000 new cases per 100,000 per year (1%). Adults aged 75–84: ~1,400 cases per 100,000 per year (1.4%). In aggregate, approximately 1 in 100 adults over 60 will be newly diagnosed with cancer in any given year. This incidence rate is the primary reason Yenos Analytical specifically recommends OncuraKit for adults over 60 — the combination of high incidence and high early-stage survival benefit makes the benefit-to-cost ratio most favorable in this age group.