Trends in cancer incidence in younger and older adults: an international comparative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is concern about widespread increases in cancer incidence rates in younger adults.

Objective

To compare international cancer incidence trends in younger adults (aged 20-49 years) and older adults (aged 50+ years).

Design

Surveillance study.

Setting

42 countries from Asia (n=11), Europe (n=22), Africa (n=1), North and South America (n=6), and Australasia (n=2) with annual cancer incidence data from 2003-2017 in the IARC Globocan database.

Participants

Adults aged 20+ years.

Measurements

Joinpoint regression to estimate the average annual percent change (AAPC) in cancer incidence rates for 13 cancers previously reported as increasing in multiple countries in younger adults (leukemia, breast, endometrial, colorectal, oral, kidney, li

SUBMITTER: Berrington de Gonzalez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12443049 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature