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Appendix Cancer Rates Climb Among Millennials and Gen X

Researchers see generational spike but causes remain largely unknown

(Newser) - Though it's still considered a medical rarity, appendix cancer is rising sharply among millennials and Gen X, according to new research—raising fresh questions about what's fueling the trend, the New York Times reports. A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that rates...

Cancer Hitting Women, Young People More Often
Cancer Hitting Women,
Young People More Often
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Jan 16, 2025 11:17 AM CST

Cancer Hitting Women, Young People More Often

New stats document a 'really shocking' shift, says one doctor

(Newser) - Historically, men have had a higher overall rate of cancer than women. But times are changing. While 1.6 men were diagnosed with cancer for each woman in 1992, that number fell to 1.1 in 2021. And middle-aged women now have a higher risk of cancer than men of...

Wealthy Town Fears a Common Building Practice Haunts Them

Wall Street Journal looks at how residents of NC's Mooresville worry over toxic coal ash, cancer rates

(Newser) - For residents of Mooresville, North Carolina, it's a matter of connecting the dots, and the Wall Street Journal lays them out. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, local builders bought tons of coal ash from Duke Energy and used it a cheap substitute for dirt. Last year, the EPA said...

Lung Cancer Deaths in Women Drop

War on cancer passes milestone

(Newser) - "You've come a long way, baby," read the old Virginia Slims ads. But now American woman are making another advance—fewer of them are dying of lung cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute's latest report on cancer in America. The steady decline from a 2002 peak in...

Mushrooms, Green Tea Cut Breast Cancer Risk

Study shows big effect among Chinese women

(Newser) - A mushroom a day could keep breast cancer away, according to a study that looked at the diets of more than 2,000 Chinese women. Their rates of the disease are four to five times lower than the worldwide average, and part of the reason may be the chemicals that...

US Cancer Deaths on the Rise
US Cancer Deaths on the Rise
Feb 20, 2008 12:00 PM CST

US Cancer Deaths on the Rise

But mortality rate is still dropping, doctors say

(Newser) - Cancer deaths in the US rose slightly in 2005, according to the American Cancer Society's latest report, but the news isn't all bad: the cancer mortality rate declined 1%, continuing the downward trend since the early 1990s, the Dallas Morning News reports. "As an aging population, we will see...

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