'Concerning' rise in cancer cases among adults under 50
WCRF said 7 cancer types are rising among younger adults, with prostate cases up from 158 in 2001 to 640 in 2023.
- Analysis of NHS England data by the World Cancer Research Fund shows cancer diagnoses among people under 50 rose significantly between 2001 and 2023, affecting multiple cancer types including prostate, breast, and bowel cancers.
- Rising trends affect several cancer types, with overall incidence in 25 to 49-year-olds increasing by 24% since the early 1990s, extending well beyond bowel cancer alone.
- Bowel cancer cases surged from 1,289 in 2001 to 2,989 in 2023, representing a rise from 3.9 to 8.4 cases per 100,000 adults under 50 during the same period.
- Professor Frankie Swords, NHS England's national medical director, urged anyone experiencing symptoms such as unusual bleeding, lumps, or unexplained weight loss to contact their GP practice immediately.
- Cancer Research UK is funding the PROSPECT study, which will track 250,000 people over time to identify diet and lifestyle factors driving early-onset cancer trends.
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Cancer rates rising faster among younger people, international study finds
New major research has found that cases of several different kinds of cancer have risen sharply among young people in England, the US, and in the Netherlands. The number of people under the age of 50 diagnosed with prostate cancer in England has quadrupled since 2001. Researchers aren't exactly sure why there's been such an increase but say the broad reason could be linked to a growing rate of obesity, poor diets and a lack of exercise. FRANCE 2…
Researchers warn, however, that these results do not mean that cancer has become a common disease among young people.
In England, according to a study in comparatively younger people, there is a strong increase in cancer. Thus, the number of under 50s has quadrupled with the diagnosis of prostate cancer since 2001. The number of early cases of intestinal, kidney and uterine cancer has more than doubled, reports the British "Guardian".
Cancer affects more and more people before the age of 50. A new international analysis of the World Cancer Research Fund has revealed significant increases in some cancers that occur...
The number of people under the age of 50 diagnosed with cancer is rising remarkably fast. New international research by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) indicates that lifestyle choices, such as a poor diet and obesity, play a major role in this worrying trend. Experts speak of a ‘ticking time bomb’ that urgently needs to be addressed.
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elipshaber.comA significant increase in the incidence of seven types of cancer has been detected in people under 50 in the UK. An analysis by the World Cancer Research Fund, based on data from the UK, the US, and the Netherlands, highlighted a particular rise in prostate, bowel, kidney, and endometrial cancers, with experts describing the increase in younger-age cancers as "worrying."
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