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Cancer cases in people below 50 up nearly 80 percent in last three decades (www.aljazeera.com)
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About a million people aged below 50 die of cancer annually, a study says, projecting another 21 percent rise by 2030.

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[–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

A post-mortem is not what most people think of when talking about cancer diagnostics.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Well, the article refers to both :)

    I think you'd be right about the "number of diagnoses" statement in the title, but I think the discussion is about the deaths due to cancer, which have also increased and would not have as strong of a correlation for the reasons others mentioned

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