New Delhi: Obesity, poor diet and physical inactivity are leading to the onset of many cancers, including gall bladder, colon, kidney and pancreas, according to a top health expert from the University of Sydney, Australia on Saturday. It was once known that it was the elderly who Affects, the last three decades have seen a huge increase in the early onset of cancer, occurring in people even before the age of 40 or 50. Various studies have provided evidence that globally, including India The increase in cancer has been driven by unhealthy lifestyles, including increased consumption of junk food rich in sugar, salt and fat, along with a lack of exercise. There has been a significant increase in some types of cancer in young people globally. For example For the period 1991 to 2021, in the age group of 30 to 39 years, the rates of gall bladder cancer have increased by 200 per cent, uterine by 158 per cent, colorectal by 153 per cent, kidney by 89 per cent and pancreatic by 83 per cent,” said the University of Sydney. said Robin Ward, executive dean and pro-vice chancellor for Medicine and Health at Harvard Medical School. IANS. “Proposed reasons for this increase include obesity, poor diet and physical inactivity,” he said, adding, “Young Millennial adults are three times more likely to develop cancer than the same age group born in the 1940s.” .
Robin said that “overall, the incidence is higher in men than women and men are more likely to die from it”. The professor said that the incidence of cancer varies according to the type of organ, for example For example, prostate, lung and colorectal cancers occur most commonly in men, while breast, lung and colorectal cancers predominate in women. What are the most commonly occurring ‘early’ cancers? How to prevent it?In most cancers, such as cervical and colorectal, early detection increases the chances of cure. But for some, such as brain cancer, early detection may not make a difference. The best evidence for prevention is cervical cancer and colorectal (bowel) cancer, Robin said. Cervical cancer can be prevented through vaccination and if If detected early, treatment is possible. Infection with specific strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) is the primary driver (95 percent) of cervical cancer, which can be prevented by vaccination.
On the other hand, increasing national screening programs for breast, cervical and colorectal (colon) cancer could help in promoting treatment as well as decline in mortality rates. “For the right cancers,” the professor told IANS. , early screening will help, for example for the cervix, bowel and breast. But current screening programs for these population-based programs are based on age, not risk. “Some younger people may be at higher risk of cancer while Not to the elderly. So age-based screening programs cannot help, but modern technologies like genomics, big data and artificial intelligence (AI) can play an important role. He said, “With modern technologies like genomics, big data and AI, genetic stratification has evolved “There is a huge opportunity to integrate this with health records to develop risk-based screening. This helps in creating personalized screening programs.”
