I was 20 years old. Little did I know, I was part of a trend. According to a recent study in BMJ Oncology, new cancer cases among young adults have risen 79% over the past three decades.

According to a 2023 study published in BMJ Oncology, cancer in people under the age of 50 has increased by almost 80% in the ...

The study, published in the journal BMJ Oncology said cancer had led to the deaths of just over a million people under 50 in 2019, a rise of 28% from 1990, the study said. The most dangerous forms ...

More information: D Gareth Evans et al, UK-based clinical testing programme for somatic and germlineBRCA1/2, ATMandCDK12mutations in prostate cancer: first results, BMJ Oncology (2025).

Cases of cancer among people aged 14 to 49 rose by nearly 80%, from 1.82 million to 3.26 million, between 1990 to 2019, according to the study published Sept 6 (2023) in the journal BMJ Oncology.