The American Cancer Society has reported a tremendous increase in cancer cases among women under the age of 50, which is 82% more cases than men, which is a matter of concern. 

Cancer In Young Women: Cancer cases are on the rise among young women, with women under the age of 50 now 82% more likely to develop cancer than their male counterparts. According to a report by the American Cancer Society, this increase has gone up from 51% more than men in 2002 to 82% more in 2021. Driving these staggering statistics is breast cancer, which has grown by 1% annually from 2012 to 2021, with women under the age of 50 seeing an annual increase of 1.4%. The study points to several risk factors, including higher body weight, late child birth and fewer children, as possible contributors to this rising trend.

Types of cancer in women

Deaths from uterine cancer are also on the rise, with the study highlighting it as "one of the few cancers with an increasing mortality rate". From 2013 to 2022, mortality rates rose 1.5% annually. Similarly, colorectal cancer rates among people under the age of 50 have risen 2.4% annually, with mortality rising 1% annually. Pancreatic cancer diagnoses have risen steadily by 1% each year since the mid-1990s, with mortality rates also rising, although at a slower pace.

What do the experts say?

Rebecca L. Seigel, an epidemiologist at the American Cancer Society and lead author of the report, said in an interview with the New York Times, "These disturbing trends are more pronounced in women."

Neil Iyengar, an oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, said, "While some cancers are also increasing in men, the trend is uneven, with the increase being more significant in women." He added that the increase in many types of cancers, especially in young women, suggests that there may be larger factors beyond need or population genetics.

Cancer in women is caused

by lifestyle habits such as unhealthy eating, lack of sleep, smoking or vaping, and alcohol consumption, as well as environmental factors that may contribute to the increase in cancer cases. "Many people do not realize how much influence they have on their cancer risk. We have the power to make changes. The most important step is to stop smoking," emphasizes Rebecca L. Siegel.

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