Nigeria: Cancer before age 50 is increasing in Nigeria – Experts

A new U.S. government study that provides the most complete picture yet of early-onset cancers, defined as cancer diagnosed before age 50, has reported that the largest increase are in breast, colorectal, kidney and uterine cancers.

Scientists from the National Cancer Institute said that about 63% of early-onset cancers occurred in women, based on their analysis of data including more than 2 million cancers diagnosed in people aged 15 to 49 between 2010 and 2019.

The findings were…