{"id":2444,"date":"2026-09-23T08:06:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T08:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hiims.in\/hospital\/surat\/?p=2444"},"modified":"2026-09-23T08:08:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T08:08:23","slug":"cancer-in-young-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hiims.in\/hospital\/surat\/blog\/cancer-in-young-adults","title":{"rendered":"Cancer in Young Adults: What’s Changed, and How Ayurveda Approaches Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"

For a long time, cancer was something people mainly associated with older age. That picture is changing, at least for some types of cancer. Today, more attention is being given to <\/span>cancer in young adults<\/b>, particularly cancers diagnosed before the age of 50.<\/span><\/p>\n

That does not mean cancer is now more common in young people than in older adults. Age remains one of the strongest overall risk factors for cancer, and the NCI reports that cancer incidence rises substantially with age. But certain early-onset cancers have been showing concerning trends.<\/span><\/p>\n

A large<\/span> Global Burden of Disease analysis<\/span><\/a> found that the global incidence of early-onset cancer increased by 79.1% between 1990 and 2019, although trends vary considerably by cancer type and region.<\/span><\/p>\n

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So, <\/span>why is cancer rising in people under 50?<\/b> Researchers don’t have one simple answer. Lifestyle, body weight, diet, alcohol, tobacco, environmental exposures, genetics and other factors may all play a role, depending on the cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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