Cancer among younger Americans under 50 on the rise - Study
17 Aug 2023 09:43am
The incidence rates of early-onset cancers increased substantially over this period - FILE PIX
LOS ANGELES - Cancers among younger Americans under 50 years of age are increasing at an alarming rate, with gastrointestinal cancers climbing at the fastest rates, according to a new study published on Wednesday.
In this cohort study of 562,145 people with early-onset cancer in the United States from 2010 to 2019, the incidence rates of early-onset cancers increased substantially over this period, said Xinhua.
Although breast cancer had the highest number of incident cases, gastrointestinal cancers had the fastest-growing incidence rates among all early-onset cancers, according to the study published in JAMA Network Open.
These data may be useful for the development of surveillance strategies and funding priorities, said the study. - BERNAMA
