Findings add to growing efforts to explain why cancer rates are increasing among younger adults worldwide
Poor sleep may be fuelling the global rise in under-50s being diagnosed with cancer, two large studies suggest.
The number of younger people diagnosed with the disease has risen by almost 80% in three decades. Worldwide cases of early-onset cancer increased from 1.82m in 1990 to 3.26m in 2019, while cancer deaths among people in their 40s, 30s or younger rose by 27%.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/30/poor-sleep-linked-rising-cancer-risk-under-50s
Author : Andrew Gregory in Chicago
Publish date : 2026-05-29 23:00:00
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