Cancer in people under 50 surges by 79% — ‘Western’ diet, alcohol to blame

[Kamaji]

Cancer in people under 50 surges by 79% — ‘Western’ diet, alcohol to blame: study

By Brooke Kato
Published Sep. 6, 2023

Blame it on burgers and booze.

The steady increase in cancer cases among young people could be chalked up to red meat, salt and alcohol, new research suggests.

A study published Tuesday in BMJ Oncology analyzed data from 1990 and 2019, finding a 79% surge in new cancer cases in people under 50 over the course of three decades.

Using data from the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study — which looked at the prevalence of 29 cancers in 204 countries or regions — the researchers investigated the number of new cases, deaths, subsequent health repercussions and risk factors for people aged 14 to 49.

In 2019 alone, early-onset cancer cases in that age group totaled 3.26 million, an increase of 79.1% since 1990, according to the team of researchers from Zhejiang University School of Medicine and University of Edinburgh’s Usher Institute.

The study authors also saw an uptick in cancer-related deaths by 27.7% since 1990. Cancers of the breast, trachea, lung, bowel and stomach had some of the higher mortality rates.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/09/06/cancer-in-under-50s-surges-by-79-percent-study/

[Free Vulcan]

BS to all that. Bottom line is most of our food has no vitamins, minerals, or any other kind of real nutrition. Without it our bodies just stop functioning properly.

[Smokin Joe]

 

[Kamaji]

Cases of windpipe and prostate cancer have seen the largest increase since 1990, and breast cancer had the highest incidence rate of early-onset cases, the researchers found, while cases of early-onset liver cancer saw a decline.

North America was listed as one of the regions with the highest incidence of early-onset cancers in 2019, along with Australasia and Western Europe. Meanwhile, places such as Eastern Europe, Oceania and Central Asia had the highest mortality rates.

“The rising incidence of early-onset cancers may partially attribute to increasing uptake of screening and early detection in developed regions and countries,” the study authors wrote.

The increase in detections may also have a silver lining — author Dr. Xue Li pointed to “outstanding” screening efforts in the UK that have resulted in the decline of the country’s deaths related to early-onset cancer.

[DCPatriot]

BS to all that. Bottom line is most of our food has no vitamins, minerals, or any other kind of real nutrition. Without it our bodies just stop functioning properly.

Totally agree!

Seriously wondering if "BALANCE OF NATURE" would help people...or is it another gimmick?