22/03/2024
In a shocking recent study published in the British Medical Journal (Oncology) has highlighted a startling 79 per cent increase in new cancer cases among individuals under the age of 50 over the past three decades on a global scale.
The study, which examined data from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease report encompassing 29 different types of cancer across 204 countries and regions, including India, found that the number of cancer patients under 50 surged from 1.82 million in 1990 to a staggering 3.26 million in 2019. However, what’s even more worrisome is that the corresponding deaths due to these cancers increased by 28 per cent during the same period.
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