08/01/2024

Major New Study Says Incidence of Cancers on the Rise in Younger Generations

There are 17 cancers more frequently impacting younger people

Gen X and Millennials in the U.S. are at greater risk for 17 cancers than were previous generations, a major new study revealed.

Researchers at the American Cancer Society analyzed data from millions of people born between 1920 and 1990 who were diagnosed with 34 common types of cancer between 2000 and 2019. They also reviewed death records from the same period.

The cancers on the rise included two types of stomach cancer, small intestine cancer, estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer, ovarian, liver, bile duct and colorectal cancer, uterine and testicular cancer, gall bladder, kidney and pancreatic cancer, and two types of blood cancer: myeloma and leukemia.

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