According to a new study from the American Cancer Society (ACS), the incidence of cancer in women aged 50 to 64 in the US exceeds that of men. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Has been found. This is the first instance since the early 1900s that cancer has occurred in more women than men. Although death rates from the disease have declined, cancer rates among women under 50 are now 82 percent higher than their male counterparts, up from 51 percent in 2002. CBS News Report.
Breast cancer is especially increasing among women under 50. It has increased by 1.4 percent per year since the mid-2000s, compared to an annual increase of 0.7 percent among older women.
“The key thing here is: We have more cancer overall, especially in younger people and especially in women,” said Dr. Arif Kamal, chief patient officer for ACS.
“Ten years ago, men were 50 percent more likely to get cancer than they are today. Today, it’s almost equal, and it’s a combination of two things: less cancer in men, but, importantly, more in women. cancer.”
Although reports have not determined the cause of the increase, rising obesity rates as well as genetic and environmental factors are believed to be the cause of the spike.
“There are 13 different cancers associated with being overweight. “Seven different types of cancer are linked to alcohol consumption,” Dr. Kamal said.
As far as men are concerned, the study results yielded mixed results. There has been a large decline in the incidence of lung cancer in men of all ages since 1975, but an increase in prostate cancer.
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‘Women’s 22 minutes wasted’
In addition to increased cancer rates in women, another recent study found that women lose 22 minutes of their life every time they smoke a cigarette, compared to 17 minutes for men. Scientists from University College London (UCL) conducted the study and highlighted that on average, one cigarette shaves approximately 20 minutes off a person’s life, meaning that a pack of 20 cigarettes can shorten a person’s life by approximately Reduces seven hours.
Previous research has shown that there is no safe level of smoking, with those who smoked one cigarette per day having only a 50 percent lower risk of heart disease and stroke compared with those who smoked 20 cigarettes a day.
