Shifting tides: the rising tide of early-onset cancers demands attention
Ashleigh C. Hamilton, Helen G. Coleman
Abstract
The epidemiological landscape of cancer incidence is changing. While increasing age remains a major non-modifiable risk factor for cancer, the incidence of early-onset cancers, largely accepted to be in adults aged under 50 years, is increasing. In addition, cancers historically perceived to be more
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Incidence (geometry)EpidemiologyMedicineCancerCancer incidenceRisk factorDemographyInternal medicinePhysicsSociologyOpticsCancer Risks and FactorsGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research