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Early-onset cancer rates rise in England and other countries
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Cancer types with significant increases in early-onset incidence in England
An analysis by the World Cancer Research Fund found significant increases in several early-onset cancer types in England, the US and the Netherlands. Lung cancer rates among under-50s declined in all three countries.
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Cancer types with significant increases in early-onset incidence in England
“identified “significant increases” in early onset cancers for seven cancer types in England”
- 3.6cases per 100,000 people
Early-onset prostate cancer incidence in England in 2023
“rates of prostate cancer among men under 50 jumped from one in every 100,000 people in 2001 to 3.6 in every 100,000 in 2023”
- 8.4cases per 100,000 people
Early-onset bowel cancer incidence in England in 2023
“rates of bowel cancer among the under 50s leapt from 3.9 in 100,000 people in 2001 to 8.4 in 100,000 in 2023”