Attention The risk of cancer is increasing in people under 50 years of age, know why?

There has been a shocking revelation in a study regarding cancer. This study has found that globally there has been an increase of about 80 percent in new cases of cancer in people under 50 years of age.

The largest cancer study to date has found that the number of people under the age of 50 diagnosed with cancer has increased by almost 80% over three decades. It is also estimated that by 2030 this figure will further increase to 31%. This information has been revealed in the research done by the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and the Medical School of Zhejiang University in Hangzhou.

The researchers concluded that the number of cancer cases among young people worldwide increased from 1.82 million in 1990 to 3.26 million in 2019, and there was a 27% increase in cancer deaths among the population aged 30 to 40 years and younger. Hui.

More impact on women than men

In 2019, the highest rates of cancer under the age of 50 were in North America, Oceania and Western Europe. The situation is similar in low and middle income countries. Moreover, the onset of cancer in such states has a much higher impact on women than men. High human mortality rates occur in Oceania, Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

The most common types of cancer researchers focus on in women are breast cancer, trachea, lung, stomach and intestinal cancer. The sharpest increase in mortality was seen in people with kidney or ovarian cancer.

Why are they getting more cancer

Researchers are yet to fully ascertain what is the reason for the increase in the number of cancer patients under the age of 50. In the journal BMJ Oncology, researchers said poor diet, alcohol and nicotine use, physical inactivity and obesity could be among the factors.

likely to get cancer

Earlier, on September 1, Pavel Koposov, an oncologist at the Institute of Oncology at the European Medical Center (EMC), said that there are certain mutations in genes that are passed from generation to generation and increase the chances of developing cancer.

develops without symptoms

The most common mutations, called BRCA1 and BRCA2, can lead to the development of breast and ovarian cancer in women and prostate cancer in men. The doctor also said that the main problem is late detection of the tumor, because often it starts developing without symptoms and diseases begin in the late stages of the disease.