Cancer rates in young and middle-aged women are rising, surpassing those in men of the same age—most alarmingly in women under 50, whose rates are now 82% higher than those of their male counterparts.
It’s among the “striking trends” related to age and gender found in the American Cancer Society’s latest cancer statistics report, said ACS chief scientific officer Dr. William Dahut, who presented highlights at a press conference this week.
