Vanessa Gordon‑Dseagu said they do not completely understand why more cancers are occurring in people under 50, but it is likely that risk factors related to cancer play a role.
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- Vanessa Gordon‑Dseagu said they do not completely understand why more cancers are occurring in people under 50, but it is likely that risk factors related to…
“While we don’t completely understand why more cancers are occurring in people under 50 years of age, it is likely that risk factors related to cancer – for example, overweight and obesity, diet, alcohol, consumption and smoking – play a role,” said Dr Vanessa Gordon‑Dseagu, research translation manager at WCRF.
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Origin: extracted from Cancer rates rising more quickly among younger people, international research finds · 2026-10-10 19:59