Oncology experts have raised concerns regarding a new "epidemic" of people under 50 being diagnosed with cancer following the Princess of Wales' heartbreaking announcement on Friday, March 22. Doctors have explained that cancers usually observed in older patients have been seen increasingly in younger patients, despite keeping fit and healthy.
He said: "When they turn up they are shocked, because often they haven’t had any symptoms and because of their age they are not thinking about cancer. It’s a huge thing to get your head round at that age and of course many have young children."My thoughts are with Kate and her family. It must have hit them like a bus." A study that analysed data between 1993 and 2019 in Northern Ireland revealed the rate of early-onset cancers increased by 20.
The rise could also be down to an increased awareness of cancer symptoms, which leads to a greater number of people getting check-ups. Dr Shivan Sivakumar, associate professor in oncology at the University of Birmingham, agreed with Prof Beggs: "There is an epidemic currently of young people getting cancer .
Cancer Research UK is among prominent research funding bodies across the world supporting programmes to better understand early-onset cancer. Michelle Mitchell, its chief executive, told the Telegraph: "High profile cancer cases often act as a prompt to encourage people to find out more or think about their own health.
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