DrBeen#59 Why Are Cancers Increasing in Young Adults?

Cancers are increasing at an alarming rate, especially in young adults. Let's review the statistics of the increase and possible contributing factors.

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URL list from Thursday, June 15, 2023

Colon Cancer In Younger Adults: What to Know About Symptoms and Screening - The New York Times

⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/20/well/colon-colorectal-cancer-symptoms-screening.html⁠

Colon cancer is rising in younger adults. Know the signs and protect yourself : Shots - Health News : NPR

⁠https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/03/20/1163697875/colon-cancer-signs-screening-young-adult⁠

Colorectal cancer keeps rising among younger adults. No one's sure why | CBC News

⁠https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/colorectal-cancer-keeps-rising-among-younger-adults-no-one-s-sure-why-1.6772096⁠

Colorectal Cancer: What Millennials and Gen Zers Need to Know > News > Yale Medicine

⁠https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/colorectal-cancer-in-young-people⁠

Colon cancer is rising among young adults. Here are signs to watch for.

⁠https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/colon-cancer-increasing-young-adults-symptoms⁠

Cancer rates are climbing among young people. It’s not clear why. | The Hill

⁠https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4041032-cancer-rates-are-climbing-among-young-people-its-not-clear-why/⁠

Is early-onset cancer an emerging global epidemic? Current evidence and future implications | Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology

⁠https://www.nature.com/articles/s41571-022-00672-8⁠

Cancer survival rates | Nuffield Trust

⁠https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/cancer-survival-rates⁠

Cancer - Our World in Data

⁠https://ourworldindata.org/cancer#cancer-prevalence-by-age⁠

USCS Data Visualizations - CDC

⁠https://gis.cdc.gov/Cancer/USCS/#/Trends/⁠

Cancer mystery as cases rise among younger people around the world | New Scientist

⁠https://www.newscientist.com/article/2366565-cancer-mystery-as-cases-rise-among-younger-people-around-the-world/⁠

Why Are Colorectal Cancer Rates Rising Among Younger Adults? < Yale School of Medicine

⁠https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/with-colorectal-cancer-rates-rising-among-younger-adults-a-yale-cancer-center-expert-explains-there-may-be-more-factors-behind-this-worrisome-trend/⁠

Why Cancer Rates Are Rising in People Under 50

⁠https://www.cancercenter.com/community/blog/2023/01/why-are-cancer-rates-rising-in-adults-under-50#:~:text=Some%20of%20the%20causes%20behind,Eating%20a%20Western%20diet⁠

Why Is Cancer on the Rise in People Under 50? | University Hospitals

⁠https://www.uhhospitals.org/blog/articles/2022/10/why-is-cancer-on-the-rise-in-people-under-50⁠

Dramatic Increase in Cancer Among Those Under 50

⁠https://www.health.com/news/cancer-under-50-rising-globally⁠

Researchers report dramatic rise in cancer in people under 50 – Harvard Gazette

⁠https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/09/researchers-report-dramatic-rise-in-early-onset-cancers/⁠

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