CR3 News Magazine 2023 VOL 5: November Lung Cancer Awareness Month | Page 45

Cancer cases in under-50s worldwide up nearly 80% in three decades, study finds

Andrew Gregory Health editor

@andrewgregory

Tue 5 Sep 2023 18.30 EDT

More than a million under-50s a year dying of cancer and figure projected to rise by another 21% by 2030

An MRI scan for lung cancer. The researchers say poor diets, alcohol and tobacco use, physical inactivity and obesity are likely to be among the factors in the rise. Photograph: da-kuk/Getty Images

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