Cancer Risk Factors: Cancer is such a disease that everyone gets scared on hearing its name. If someone gets this fatal disease, then the risk of death increases. This is such a disease that can make anyone its victim. Generally, bad lifestyle is a major cause of cancer. Meanwhile, a new study has come out regarding cancer, which is quite surprising. According to this new study, Generation Z and Millennials are at higher risk of 17 types of cancer.
The study revealed that these 17 types of cancer include gastric cardia, small intestine, estrogen receptor positive breast, ovary, liver and intrahepatic bile duct, non-HPV-associated oral and pharynx cancer in women. While in men, these include anal, colon and rectal, uterine corpus, gall bladder and other bile, kidney and renal pelvis, pancreas, myeloma, non-cardia gastric, testis, leukemia and Kaposi sarcoma.
What is Generation Z, who are at higher risk of cancer?
This study has revealed that cases of small intestine, kidney and pancreatic cancer were two to three times higher in people born in the early 1990s compared to those born in the late 1950s. Also, women born in the 50s had a lower risk of liver, oral and throat cancer than millennials. However, if you were born in the 1950s, then your risk of uterine cancer is 169% higher.
Which test is necessary to identify cancer?
Early detection and screening is very important to avoid cancer. If cancer is to be detected on time, it is very important to get tests done on time. The biggest challenge in cancer is that it is detected at stage 3 or 4. There are many such cancers, which if detected in the early stage, can save lives through treatment. Many cancers are preventable such as head and neck cancer. You can get many tests done in this.
To avoid cancer, more and more attention has to be paid to testing and screening. There are many standard tools available for early detection. Mammography can be done for breast cancer. Prostate cancer can also be detected in time through some tests. Cancer cases are increasing among the youth in India. Experts are emphasizing the importance of lifestyle changes, early detection and awareness to deal with the increasing cases of cancer.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : August 9, 2024, 13:46 IST
