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Cancer cases in people below 50 up nearly 80 percent in last three decades (www.aljazeera.com)

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About a million people aged below 50 die of cancer annually, a study says, projecting another 21 percent rise by 2030.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (11 children)

I only read the headline and not the article, so I'm not sure if this was mentioned. Would the main cause be from melanoma caused by UV? Melanoma rates in Australia went through the roof when we had that big ozone hole above our country.

[–] tasty4skin 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (10 children)

The main suspected causes mentioned are poor diet, alcohol, tobacco, physical inactivity, and obesity

[–] Coreidan -5 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Ah yes. Blame poor people instead of the corporations polluting our natural world. Typical.

[–] tasty4skin 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What did you read that made you think “This is blaming poor people!”?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If I had to guess, it's probably because poor people are more likely to engage in self-destructive behavior for instant gratification because they have nothing to look forward to in life.

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