A new report from the American Cancer Society reveals that young women are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with cancer as men. While overall cancer death rates have declined, cases are rising among women, particularly those under 50. The report also highlights an increase in several common cancers, including breast, uterine, and colorectal cancer.
, a new report from the American Cancer Society says young women are now almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with the disease as men., the American Cancer Society estimates that more than 2 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer this year and over 618,000 will die from cancer-related deaths.
The report also says that incidences of breast cancer, which account for roughly a third of new cancer cases among women, have been increasing around 1 percent a year between 2012 and 2021 with significant increases in women under 50 and in Hispanic American, Asian American, and Pacific Islander women. Cervical-cancer rates among women between the ages of 30 and 44 have also increased.
“Age remains the number one greatest risk factor for cancer overall, and that hasn’t changed. But we’re seeing some shifting,” Dr. William Dahut, chief scientific officer at the American Cancer Society,. For men and women, “the only age group where we’re actually seeing an increase in cancer risk, in incidence going up, is under the age of 50.
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