Your age (<span>cancer can take decades to develop and that's why most people diagnosed with cancer are 65 or older)</span>, habits (smoking, drinking more than one alcoholic drink a day), family history (<span>it's possible that mutations are being passed from one generation to the next)</span>, your health conditions (<span>some chronic health conditions, such as ulcerative colitis, can markedly increase your risk of developing certain cancers) and your environment (</span><span>environment around you may contain harmful chemicals that can increase your risk of cancer).</span>
Tobacco, sunlight, ionizing radiation, some chemicals, some viruses and bacteria, some hormones, genetic predisposition, poor diet, and lack of exercise are all possible risk factors for cancer.
Situational depression is a type of adjustment disorder. It can make it hard for you to adjust to your everyday life following a traumatic event. It’s also known as reactive depression.