Health officials warn cancer diagnoses in adults under-50 rising at 'concerning' rate

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Health officials warn cancer diagnoses in adults under-50 rising at 'concerning' rate.

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A charity has issued a dire warning about a rise in the rates of a number of cancers in adults under 50.The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has identified seven types of cancer which have recorded "significant increases" in diagnoses for younger people in England.The number of people under 50 diagnosed with prostate cancer in England has quadrupled since 2001, and early-onset bowel, kidney and uterine cancers have more than doubled.While most cancers are still diagnosed in older people and rates have increased globally, the rate of rise in early-onset cases is greater than in other age groups.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say WCRF analysed NHS data in England and compared diagnosis rates between 2001 and 2023 for their research.In England, the incidence rate of prostate cancer in men under 50 jumped from one in every 100,000 people in 2001 to 3.6 in every 100,000 in 2023.Bowel cancer rates shot up from 3.9 in 100,000 to 8.4 in 100,000 over the same period.Early-onset uterine and...

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