Younger Generations May Be Aging Faster—It Could Be Driving Cancer Surge
Cancer among young people is on the rise, and it may be partly due to millennials and Gen Z aging faster at a biological level than older generations.
Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that faster aging was linked to a higher risk of so-called early-onset cancers, which are diagnosed at age 55 or younger.
A separate study previously found that early-onset cancers are rising globally, with incidence among people under 50 increasing by 79.1 percent between 1990 and 2019, while deaths rose by 27.7 percent.
Dr. Andy Gaya, a consultant oncologist who was not involved in the research, told Newsweek that the greater the gap between a person’s biological age (how old their body appears) and their chronological age (how many years they’ve lived), the higher their cancer risk.
He said: “Think of biological age as how worn out your body is on the inside, not your actual age. (Read more from “Younger Generations May Be Aging Faster—It Could Be Driving Cancer Surge” HERE)
