Cancers in people under the age of 50, previously extremely rare, are on the increase.

Cancers in people under the age of 50, previously extremely rare, are on the increase. “They have almost doubled,” says Solange Peters, head of medical oncology at the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) in western Switzerland. In her view, this is “an alarming sign”.

“In the over-65s, the number of cases is increasing, but this is due to the ageing of the population,” she told 24 heures newspaper on Thursday. …

  • TWeaK@lemm.eeEnglish
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    11 months ago

    If detection is getting better, with emphasis on picking it up early, then it stands to reason that more younger people will be found to have cancer.

    • thefartographer@lemm.eeEnglish
      151·
      11 months ago

      Oof, I don’t know enough about the field of oncological research to confirm or deny that. I don’t have the energy to research the same things they’re discussing in the article, but I have a friend who studies pediatric lymphoma who mentioned that there are a lot more kids dying from it in recent times, so it would stand to reason that increase in deaths = increase in cases? I don’t know if I’m drawing a false equivalency, though…

      • TWeaK@lemm.eeEnglish
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        11 months ago

        I have a friend who studies pediatric lymphoma who mentioned that there are a lot more kids dying from it in recent times, so it would stand to reason that increase in deaths = increase in cases

        No that is good info. Hard end points are key with meta-analysis of data from multiple sources, I think. Death is a hard end point.

        It could still be about diagnosis, perhaps some deaths in young people now attributed with cancer would have been attributed to something else in the past. But a significant enough increase in deaths would suggest other factors.

        I don’t know, I just think it needs to be phrased alongside the classic “more study is needed” statement. It’s something that warrants looking at more closely.

        • thefartographer@lemm.eeEnglish
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          11 months ago

          Thank you for expanding on that topic! Although your reply was incredibly informative, more study is needed. Jk, I’m gonna go to sleep.

    • Stevo001@kbin.social
      2·
      11 months ago

      what kind of statement is this? Do you think there’s loads of people running round with cancer they never know about? Does cancer have no symptoms?

  • arin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    214·
    11 months ago

    Ugh covid is basically AIDS destroying our immune system which is needed to fight early cancer cells before they grow full cancer

    • _//(0)(0)\\_@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      11 months ago

      Actually, researchers say the blame falls squarely on our roots. Namely, that time I showed up in boots & ruined your black tie affair.