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Cancer cases in people below 50 up nearly 80 percent in last three decades (www.aljazeera.com)

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About a million people aged below 50 die of cancer annually, a study says, projecting another 21 percent rise by 2030.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (10 children)

I only read the headline and not the article, so I'm not sure if this was mentioned. Would the main cause be from melanoma caused by UV? Melanoma rates in Australia went through the roof when we had that big ozone hole above our country.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (8 children)

The main suspected causes mentioned are poor diet, alcohol, tobacco, physical inactivity, and obesity

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