September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and February is National Cancer Awareness Month.
According to newly published research, the incidence of cancer among people under the age of 50 increased by 80% between 1990 and 2019.
The data were analyzed by a group of international researchers led by Zhejiang University School of Medicine in Hangzhou, China, and led by the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.
The exploration bunch is the first of its sort to look at the paces of malignant growth on a worldwide scale, especially the gamble variables of grown-ups younger than 50.
They discovered that the number of cases of early-onset cancer has risen from 1.82 million in 1990 to 3.26 million in 2019. They found that adults in their 40s, 30s, or younger increased by 27% in these numbers.
More than a million people under the age of 50 are currently dying from cancer, according to the study.
Even though experts in cancer research are still unsure of what is causing this increase, the researchers in this study think that poor diets, alcohol and tobacco use, inactivity, and obesity could be to blame.
“Since 1990, the incidence and deaths of early onset cancers have substantially increased globally,” the report says. “Encouraging a healthy lifestyle, including a healthy diet, the restriction of tobacco and alcohol consumption and appropriate outdoor activity, could reduce the burden of early onset cancer.”
The group analyzed new cases, passings, wellbeing outcomes and contributory gamble factors for those matured 14 to 49 to assess potential changes in paces of malignant growth for this age range.
KHON2.com contacted Queens Medical Center’s Cancer Center and the University of Hawai’i Cancer Research Center at the John A. Burns School of Medicine.
Beyond what the team of researchers discovered in their study, they were unable to provide any additional information.
“Cancer is brutal no matter whom it strikes, but it is particularly cruel when it affects the youngest among us. When they should be learning in school and playing outside, children with cancer are oftentimes fighting for their lives in hospitals instead. A cancer diagnosis takes a tremendous toll on their family, friends, and community. Caregivers are often left struggling to deal with a flood of medical information, to make sense of treatment options, and to navigate mounting medical bills all while trying to stay hopeful and steal moments of joy with their loved ones.”
As cancer rates continue to rise, there will undoubtedly be a greater demand for cancer screenings in the coming years.
By 2030, the researchers project that there will be an additional 31% more new cases of early-onset cancer and 21% more cancer-related deaths worldwide. This will include the riskiest age group being 40-somethings.