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A good example is skin cancer. Exposure to harmful UV rays from the sun can cause skin cancer many years later in life. Also, smoking can cause cancer of the lungs, or mouth many years later in life.
Other examples are sports injuries such as tennis elbow, where the elbow joint becomes inflamed after long periods of playing tennis.
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