Are there more and more cancers, particularly among young people?
By announcing that she had abdominal cancer (a vague term that includes the intestines as well as the ovaries or the pancreas), Kate Middleton put an end to speculation concerning her disappearance.
But at the same time, the 42-year-old princess brought this recurring subject of concern back to the table.
In the process, the British daily
The Telegraph
warned of a
“mysterious cancer epidemic”
.
“Specialist doctors have noted in recent years a significant increase in cancers in those under 45, cancers generally observed in older patients
,” reports the British media.
But can these observations made by certain doctors be generalized?
Also read: Kate Middleton with cancer: what is preventive chemotherapy?
Let’s look at the French data.
A few months ago, Public Health France announced that the annual number of new cases of cancer has doubled since 1990, passing...
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