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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Julia Musto

Young women see dramatic spike in cancer rates compared to young men. Why? It’s complicated

Young women are now nearly twice as likely to get cancer as young men in the U.S., an alarming study has found.

New findings show that cancer rates in women under the age of 50 are now 82 percent higher than their male counterparts, a report from the American Cancer Society noted. The organization added that the pattern includes increases in lung cancer, which is now higher in women than in men among those younger than 65 years old.

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