Study finds cancer rates rising faster among younger people in England, US and Netherlands
New research found sharp rises in several cancers among young people in England, the US and the Netherlands; under-50 prostate cancer cases in England quadrupled since 2001.
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- France 24 reported on 6 October 2026 that new major research found cases of several kinds of cancer have risen sharply among young people in England, the US and the Netherlands.
- The number of people under 50 diagnosed with prostate cancer in England has quadrupled since 2001, according to the report.
- Researchers said they are not exactly sure why the increase has occurred.
- Researchers said the broad reason could be linked to a growing rate of obesity, poor diets and a lack of exercise.
- France 24's Sharon Gaffney spoke with Jon Shelton, head of cancer intelligence at Cancer Research UK, about the findings.
France 24 reported on 6 October 2026 that new major research found cases of several kinds of cancer have risen sharply among young people in England, the US and the Netherlands. The report said the number of people under 50 diagnosed with prostate cancer in England has quadrupled since 2001.
According to the report, researchers are not exactly sure why there has been such an increase. They said the broad reason could be linked to a growing rate of obesity, poor diets and a lack of exercise.
France 24 said its reporter Sharon Gaffney spoke with Jon Shelton, head of cancer intelligence at Cancer Research UK, about the findings. The report did not name the study's authors or the institutions behind it, and it did not list the other cancer types involved. It also did not give the total number of cases studied or the time period covered, beyond the England prostate cancer figure since 2001.
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France 24 described the work only as new major research and did not name the study, its authors or the institutions behind it. The only possible cause it cited came from researchers, who linked the rise broadly to growing obesity, poor diets and a lack of exercise.
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