Disaster Gen X, millennials more likely to get cancer, new study shows - The study from the American Cancer Society found adults in their 30s, 40s and 50s are more likely than previous generations were to develop 17 different types of cancers, including breast, liver and pancreatic cancers.

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6 hours ago - Health

Gen X, millennials more likely to get cancer, new study shows​

Tina Reed


A sweeping new study is widening the lens on a puzzling uptick in a range of cancers occurring among younger generations of patients.
Why it matters: It's the latest evidence that the burden of cancer could rise in the future despite major advances in treatment and prevention.
  • The study from the American Cancer Society found adults in their 30s, 40s and 50s are more likely than previous generations were to develop 17 different types of cancers, including breast, liver and pancreatic cancers.
  • Previous research has indicated alarming increases in certain cancers among younger adults, such as colorectal cancer.
  • A National Cancer Institute study published in June concluded Gen Xers were more likely to be diagnosed with cancer as they aged than previous generations, NPR reported in June.
What they're saying: "It's really sort of scary to see all in one dataset," said Andrea Cercek, co-director of the Center for Young Onset Colorectal and Gastrointestinal Cancers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
  • "But it definitely reflects what we've known and what we've noticed as well in our clinics," said Cercek, who wasn't involved in the study. "We really have no idea why."
What they found: The study used data from 23.7 million patients dating back to 1920 through 1990 to classify people based on their birth year because they're more likely to share social, economic and environmental factors during key developmental years.
  • Of 34 cancers examined, half had increased incidence among younger adults, according to the study published Wednesday in The Lancet.
  • Incidence of eight different cancers increased with each successive age cohort after 1920.
  • In particular, adults born in the 1990 cohort were two or three times more likely to get cancers of the small intestines, kidney and pancreas (as well as the liver and bile duct in women) compared with those in born in the 1955 cohort at the same age.
Zoom in: In the case of five cancers — liver and endometrial in females, as well as gallbladder, testicular, and colorectal cancers — young adults were more likely to die compared with prior generations.
  • That's particularly concerning because it's "despite the fact that we have much better drugs for a lot of them," ACS chief scientific officer William Dahut told Axios.
Reality check: Cancer is still far more likely to occur in older adults, with the median age of a cancer diagnosis in the U.S. at 66 years old, per the NCI.
  • "It's still a much lower risk to have cancer in a young adult than someone over the age of 50," Dahut said.
  • "However it can occur, and if you have a persistent symptom, and someone tells you, 'Well, you're too young for cancer,' that's not true."
Between the lines: Sedentary lifestyles and increased obesity may be key contributors to rising cancer incidence in younger generations. Ten of the 17 cancers with increased incidence are obesity-related, Dahut pointed out.
  • But the picture is likely more complicated.
  • For instance, colorectal cancer is considered an obesity-related disease. But the historical rise in obesity doesn't always track with the uptick of disease in young people, Cercek said.
  • Additionally, she said, doctors report commonly seeing younger colorectal cancer patients who are active and at a healthy weight.
What to watch: Researchers are investigating potential environmental factors, such as exposure to carcinogens in food or antibiotic use, as well as lifestyle changes, including increased alcohol use.
  • Ultraprocessed foods and the use of PFAS, known as "forever chemicals," are also being studied.
  • But Dahut says genetic predisposition could be a key factor as well as early environmental exposures.
What to watch: The study could have implications for how doctors practice and for cancer screening.
  • It could drive a push toward more at-home testing for cancer and increase patient responsibility for understanding their personal risk and pursuing screening accordingly, Dahut said.
  • One other potentially related trend to watch: how much anti-obesity medications impact risk for cancer and change future trends, Dahut said.
 
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I wonder if it has something to do with being lazy bastards? Or possibly due to toxic sludge pretending to be food? Or alternatively, the mystery shot everyone got.

Since we're on the cancer subject, just remember your options outside of the medical cartel in the US. Done by Sseth himself.


There is unironically an industry meant to keep you sick so you pay the subscription.
 
How to reduce your chances of cancer:
-Eat home cooked meals prepared with clean natual ingredients.
-Be healthy and exercise
-Don't be a compulsive retard
-Avoid toxic environments

It didn't save Ted but maybe it'll work for you.
 
So....is this because of the decades of toxic and dangerous things we had been eating/exposed to/forced to take? Not a surprising prospect that I might get fucking cancer in 5-10 years.
 
ZazietheBeast said:
I wonder if it has something to do with being lazy bastards? Or possibly due to toxic sludge pretending to be food? Or alternatively, the mystery shot everyone got.

Since we're on the cancer subject, just remember your options outside of the medical cartel in the US. Done by Sseth himself.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=hsRVQWfqjms:4074
There is unironically an industry meant to keep you sick so you pay the subscription.
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Is this why mandalore liked homeworld cataclysm so much? Because the story of that game is the same as this lecture?
 
Eagle Bro said:
Is this why mandalore liked homeworld cataclysm so much? Because the story of that game is the same as this lecture?
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While the game is about galactic cancer it was more about how the complete underdogs wind up saving the galaxy through grit, determination and making use of whatever they go.

Story is far better than the sequel for sure. Mandalore is a sucker for a good story.
 
ZazietheBeast said:
While the game is about galactic cancer it was more about how the complete underdogs wind up saving the galaxy through grit, determination and making use of whatever they go.

Story is far better than the sequel for sure. Mandalore is a sucker for a good story.
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Pretty much what I meant. The underdogs and their ability to undergo rapid short term change and induce environmental stress is what killed the cancer. Much like how Sseth described its IRL treatment in the lecture. Because the galactic cancer was just as stagnant.
 
PovertySprocket said:
How to reduce your chances of cancer:
-Eat home cooked meals prepared with clean natual ingredients.
-Be healthy and exercise
-Don't be a compulsive retard
-Avoid toxic environments

It didn't save Ted but maybe it'll work for you.
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-If I can add to that: intermittent fasting. Do it daily. It’s difficult in the beginning but after a couple of weeks you feel great and you get use to it.

-eliminate processed breads. Get it from the bakery section if you can.

-grounded flaxseed.
 
makes sense, that's roughly when food started being replaced with chemicals
PovertySprocket said:
-Eat home cooked meals prepared with clean natual ingredients.
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literaly not possible. you can cook at home but the ingredients arent "clean" or "natural".

assuming you grew your own meat or plants, the seeds are modified, the soil is tainted, the rain water to water the seeds and plants for the cattle is tainted, etc.
 
Major Domo said:
-If I can add to that: intermittent fasting. Do it daily. It’s difficult in the beginning but after a couple of weeks you feel great and you get use to it.

-eliminate processed breads. Get it from the bakery section if you can.

-grounded flaxseed.
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I heavily recommend intermittent fasting to anyone trying to lose weight also. I have been doing 16:8 intermittent fasting (Fasting for 16 hours and eating within an 8-hour window. For me, Only eating between 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.) for going on 8 years now. Helped me lose around 50 pounds and keep off the weight with proper exercise and diet.
 
Suel Forrester said:
makes sense, that's roughly when food started being replaced with chemicals

literaly not possible. you can cook at home but the ingredients arent "clean" or "natural".

assuming you grew your own meat or plants, the seeds are modified, the soil is tainted, the rain water to water the seeds and plants for the cattle is tainted, etc.
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While you're right, it is also a spectrum. Eating an egg from a properly fed chicken you own is still way better that eating a donut you bought at the store.
 
Suel Forrester said:
makes sense, that's roughly when food started being replaced with chemicals

literaly not possible. you can cook at home but the ingredients arent "clean" or "natural".

assuming you grew your own meat or plants, the seeds are modified, the soil is tainted, the rain water to water the seeds and plants for the cattle is tainted, etc.
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We do the best we can with what we’re given. Independent grocers or Farmer’s markets are options as well. If you have a Foreman grill and a pressure cooker you’re better off. Air fryer for an extra bonus. (Don’t use seed oils to fry. Very nasty effects it can have on your food)
 
Major Domo said:
We do the best we can with what we’re given. Independent grocers or Farmer’s markets are options as well. If you have a Foreman grill and a pressure cooker you’re better off. Air fryer for an extra bonus. (Don’t use seed oils to fry. Very nasty effects it can have on your food)
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well, i dont disagree but. even if you can afford animal products to cook in, like butter, or tallow, etc...these products still come from GMO cows, and even if they arent GMO cows, they are eating GMO feed and pesticide soaked grass, you know what i mean.

i agree about staying away from seed oils and shit in theory, but you cant escape the shit. all the food is literally poison
 
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