Ovarian cancer is on the rise among young women - and experts have identified four key factors behind it. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , there are over 18,518 new cases of Ovarian cancer in 2020 and 13,438 women died from the horrific disease in the US alone, The Mirror reports.
The researchers used the Global Cancer Observatory database to examine "global incidence and mortality rates of ovarian cancer for 185 countries." The four factors behind the rise are the increasing prevalence of obesity, metabolic syndromes, estrogen exposure and not having children.Obesity Obesity is on the rise in the US and this has had a knock on effect on cancer rates, the study indicates, with more than 40 percent of Americans being obese, according to CDC statistics.
According to the MD Anderson Cancer Center: "Metabolic syndrome can put a person at high risk for several cancers and diseases that can lead to cancer.
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