A study from the American Cancer Society (ACS) found that global cancer rates are expected to jump 77% by 2050.
In 2022, there are about 20 million cancer cases. That number is expected to rise to 35 million cases by 2050, largely due to obesity and poor dietary habits.
Lung cancer was the most common cancer in 2022 and contributed to 2.5 million new cases (12.4% of global cancers). Breast cancer was the next-greatest cancer (11.6%).
Colorectum (9.6%), prostate (7.3%), and stomach (4.9%) cancers were also high.
Some of the surge in cancer rates is attributed to the increase of cancer in younger adults. “In contrast to the recent stabilizing or declining trends for all ages combined, there are numerous recent reports documenting a rise in colorectal cancer among younger adults (younger than 50 years at diagnosis) in many high-income countries, including the United States, Canada, and Australia, with incidence rising by 1%–4% per year,” the study said.
American Faith reported that a preprint study linked COVID-19 vaccines with rising cancer rates and called for further research on the matter.
The study investigated death rates from neoplasms, or an abnormal growth of tissue that is a characteristic of cancer.
The authors explained that neoplasm deaths had a consistent trend prior to 2020, although there was a “rise in excess mortality from neoplasms reported as the underlying cause of death” beginning in 2021 and continued increasing through 2022.
2020 saw an increased mortality of 3.4%, 2021 with 9.2%, and 2022 with 16.4%.
Describing the surge in mortality, the authors wrote, “This indicates a break from the existing trend in which people with cancer were increasingly dying of another condition or reason.”
While deaths in 2020 could be attributed to the negative health effects of widespread lockdown, the deaths in 2021 and 2022 “could be adverse effects of the COVID-19 vaccines, which were rolled out from 2021 and prioritized for vulnerable groups such as those with cancer,” according to the study.
A study from Yale School of Public Health found that “forever chemicals” found in tap water may spread cancer.
The per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) found in tap water accumulate in the human body, posing health risks.“PFAS make up a prevalent class of persistent organic pollutants of increasing public concern worldwide,” said one of the authors. “They have been frequently detected in the environment, such as in drinking water, indoor dust, cleaning products, and coatings.”
