Gen X, Millennials At Higher Risk For 17 Cancers
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01 August 2024
A new study has found that Gen X and millennials are at a higher risk of developing 17 cancers compared to older generations
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For the study, researchers analysed data from more than 23 million patients diagnosed with 34 types of cancer and more than 7 million people who died of 25 types of cancer
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They found that the incidence rate for small intestine, kidney and pancreatic cancers was two to three times higher for people born in the early 1990s than in the late 1950s
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They also found that women born in the late '50s also fared better than their millennial counterparts with regard to liver cancer
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Uterine cancer is one that really jumps out where we see tremendous increases. It has about a 169% higher incidence rate if you're born in the 1990s, experts said
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Endometrial cancer was the fastest growing for both diagnoses and mortality
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Many of the cancers found to be on the rise are still rare in young people and, while rates have increased, the overall number of cases is comparatively low, the study said
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The researchers found that 10 of the 17 cancers with increasing incidence in younger birth cohorts are related to obesity
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The researchers also found that cancer death rates increased in successively younger generations
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“The data highlights the critical need to identify and address underlying risk factors in Gen X and millennial populations to inform prevention strategies,” a study author said
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