How have the rates of 6 types of cancer increased among youth due to obesity?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Researchers warned Monday against a sharp rise in obesity-related cancer among young people in the United States and around the world. "MedicalXpress".

In a comprehensive study covering two-thirds of the US population, researchers found that six types of cancer, considered a known risk factor, became more prevalent between 1995 and 2015 among women and men under 50 ., According to the magazine's researchers, the younger the age group, the faster the spread of these cancers. The Lancet Medical.

During the reporting period, the rate of pancreatic cancer, for example, increased by approximately 1% per year among adults aged 45 to 49 and between 30 and 34 years, the average annual increase was more twice as much as 25%. At 29, the rate jumped 4.4% a year.

The annual increase was also higher among 25- to 29-year-olds for four other cancers associated with obesity: kidneys (6.23%), gallbladder (3.71%), kidney Uterus (3.35%) and colon (2.41%).

"Our results reveal a recent change that could serve as a warning to increase the burden of cancer related to obesity on young people, the most important of which is junk food," said co-author, Ahmadine Jamal , from the American Cancer Society in the United States.