“Smoking, alcohol and diet have an impact”

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L’announcement by Kate Middleton, who admitted to having cancer, shocked the world. The Princess of Wales and future queen, however, is not the only one battling this battaglia. “The increase in cancer among young people is a phenomenon that unfortunately we have been observing for some time,” he commented Francesco Cognettipresident of the Federation of oncologists, cardiologists and hematologists (Foce), in an interview with Messaggero.

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The data reveals that i dead under the age of 50 for this cause in recent decades there have been at least one million, with an increase of 28%. Prevention in this sense is fundamental. Without immediate intervention, it is often no longer possible to intervene effectively at the time of diagnosis. “That’s why we have developed education and information programs aimed at young e teenagers”. Although explaining the reason for this phenomenon is not simple. “For the moment, we can only make conjectures. What has certainly changed in recent years are the lifestyles”, he underlined.

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Risk factors for the onset of tumors, even among young people, are different. “Especially recently, the problem of overweight, obesity, a more sedentary working life, lack of physical activity, less balanced diets, with packaged products rich in sugar, has become widespread. Let’s not forget that even the abnormal use of antibiotics can have the same negative effect. Then there are cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption,” listed Dr. Francesco Cognetti.

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However, hereditary genetic or familial conditions also have an important role. “In young people they constitute an important portion of tumors: normally, they constitute 5-10 percent of some of the most frequent tumors, and in this case they appear at an earlier age”. Hence the importance of screening. “In most cases the tumor is asymptomatic in the initial stage. And in that case we can intervene more successfully,” he concluded.

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