Ovarian cancer is on the rise among young women - and experts have identified four key factors behind it. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are over 18,518 new cases of Ovarian cancer in 2020 (the last year data was available) and 13,438 women died from the horrific disease in the US alone, The Mirror reports.
A collection of scientists looked at data from around the globe and found a "substantial increase in incidence was observed in younger females. Their findings highlighted the likely cause of this alarming rise identifying four key factors.
The researchers used the Global Cancer Observatory (GLOBOCAN) database to examine "global incidence and mortality rates of ovarian cancer for 185 countries." The four factors behind the rise are the increasing prevalence of obesity, metabolic syndromes, estrogen exposure and not having children.
