Cancer rates

A cancer gap has emerged among Americans under 50, and women are carrying much more of it. In 2021, women in this age group were diagnosed at nearly twice the rate of men. The reasons remain unsettled. Researchers are now examining everything from diet and biological aging to environmental exposures that may begin influencing the …

For decades, cancer was largely viewed as a disease that arrived later in life. It was something most people associated with aging, long-term habits, or inherited risk factors that accumulated over time. That assumption is becoming harder to defend. A growing body of research shows that cancer is increasingly affecting younger adults, particularly women. According …