There's been a striking 79% increase in new cases of cancer among the under 50s around the world over the past three decades (1990–2019), finds research published in the open access journal BMJ Oncology.
There's been a striking 79% increase in new cases of cancer among the under 50s around the world over the past three decades , finds research published in the open access journalBreast cancer accounted for the highest number of 'early onset' cases in this age group in 2019. But cancers of the windpipe and prostate have risen the fastest since 1990, the analysis reveals.
While cancer tends to be more common in older people, the evidence suggests that cases among the under 50s have been rising in many parts of the world since the 1990s. But most of these studies have focused on regional and national differences; and few have looked at the issue from a global perspective or the risk factors for younger adults, say the researchers.
In 2019, new cancer diagnoses among the under 50s totaled 1.82 million, an increase of 79% on the 1990 figure. Overall, More than 1 million under 50s died of cancer in 2019, an increase of just under 28% on the 1990 figure. After cancer of the breast, cancers exacting the highest death toll and subsequent poor health were those of the windpipe, lung, stomach, and bowel, with the steepest increases in deaths among people with kidney or ovarian cancer.
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