Alarm bell: 10 cancers that attack young people fiercely

11:37 p.m

Thursday, August 8, 2024

A new study prepared by a team of American researchers revealed an alarming increase in cancer rates between Generation X and Millennials.

According to the study, Generation X and Millennials are at risk of developing 17 out of 34 types of cancer, including leukemia, breast cancer, and stomach cancer.

Millennials born in 1990 were two to three times more likely to develop pancreatic, kidney or small bowel cancer than previous generations. Millennial women also face an increased risk of liver and gallbladder cancer.

There are nine types of cancer, and these rates have decreased among older generations, such as breast, ovarian, uterine, testicular, and anal cancer, but are rising among young people.

169% of people born in the 1990s have uterine cancer alone, and researchers suspect that this is partly because younger generations, under the age of 50, are increasingly exposed to carcinogens earlier than life, or when they become adults.

Researchers at the American Cancer Society say 10 out of 17 cancers with increasing incidence among millennials and Generation X are linked to obesity, which may also play a role in the generational gap .

The results of the current study are consistent with previous research, which found that cancer rates in people under the age of 50 had increased by about 80%.

The World Health Organization warns that cancer cases could increase by 77% by 2050. According to scientists, tobacco, alcohol, obesity and air pollution are the main causes of these cancers.

Researchers say that other factors, such as poor diet, unhealthy lifestyles, or sleep disturbances, may play a role in cancer, although these factors are “not yet well understood.”

However, there is good news hidden in a recent American Cancer Society study. Studies have shown that cases of cervical cancer have decreased by 90% since the introduction of the cervical vaccine.

In addition, smoking-related cancers, such as lung and throat cancer, are also declining among younger birth cohorts, according to Science Alert.