The most common type of cancer among young people

Specialist report contains data from 43 countries. It is about people aged 20 to 49. This diagnosis is made annually 12.9 of every 100,000 inhabitants under 50. In Germany – 7.7 patients, in India – 3.5.

it is logical that the risk of colon cancer in young people is less than in the elderly. However, the number of people suffering from this ailment is quite large, which is very concerned about oncologists. Among them are Austria, the United Kingdom, Canada, the USA and Sweden. It is a tumor lesion of one of the divisions of the colon, often asymptomatic. In recent years, there has been a steady increase in incidence in all economically developed countries. Thus, in the territory of Ukraine, this type of cancer ranks fourth among all malignant tumors.