Cancer Rates on the Rise in Young and Middle-Aged Adults, Beware of These Carcinogens in Your Environment
A study suggests that cancer incidence has risen among individuals aged 50 and under, possibly due to dietary habits, lifestyle choices, environmental carcinogen exposure, and microbiome changes. KorArkaR/Shutterstock
A 2022 study published in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology revealed increased cancer rates among individuals aged 50 and below over the past few decades. This trend is associated with young people’s exposure to cancer risk factors, including poor diet and lifestyle, obesity, environmental carcinogens, and unhealthy microbiomes.
Cheng-Liang Teng
Cheng-Liang Teng is a Chinese and Western medicine practitioner with more than 20 years of professional medical experience. He is the superintendent of Chi Teh Medical Clinic and Cheng-Liang Medical Clinic in Taipei, Taiwan. He graduated from the College of Medicine at Taipei Medical University and completed his doctoral degree in traditional Chinese medicine at the Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine.
