Cancer deaths among people under 50 increased by 27.7 percent between 1990 and 2019. Breast, stomach, colon, tracheal, bronchus and lung cancers in particular showed the highest mortality rates among younger people.
A new possible risk factor for cancer in younger age groups has now been discovered by a US research team. The scientists found that a person's biological age is closely linked to the risk of cancer. In particular, people born after 1965 have a 17 percent tendency to accelerated aging than those born between 1950 and 1954. The researchers identified diet-related factors as well as alcohol and tobacco consumption as the main causes of the increase in recent decades. The research team expects an increase in mortality and the number of cancer cases among peopleunder 50 by 2030. The study was presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research in Kassel, Germany, on Wednesday. The findings were presented by Dr. Michael Schulder, from the University of Kassel and the American Cancer Society. For confidential support call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or click here.