US EditionGen X, Millennials Are About Three Times More Likely than Their Parents to Be Diagnosed with Appendix Cancer, Study Finds
UNITED STATES, JUN 15 – Incidence of appendix cancer has tripled among Generation X and quadrupled among Millennials, with one-third diagnosed before age 50, researchers say in a recent study.
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Appendix Cancer Cases Surge in Millennials and Gen X
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Gen X, millennials are about three times more likely than their parents to be diagnosed with appendix cancer, study finds
Compared with people born from 1941 through 1949, incidence rates of appendix cancer have more than tripled among people born between 1976 and 1984 and more than quadrupled among people born between 1981 and 1989, according to new research.
Rare Appendix Cancer Cases Rising in Gen Xers, Millennials
Share on PinterestGen Xers and older Millennials are 3 to 4 times more likely to develop appendix cancer compared to their parents, a new study suggests. Nicky Lloyd/Getty Images Appendix cancer cases are rising among young adults, according to new research. Gen Xers and older Millennials face three to four times the risk compared to […] The post Rare Appendix Cancer Cases Rising in Gen Xers, Millennials first appeared on News Health.
Study shows sharp Increase in Appendix Cancer for Generation X and Millennials - Elizabethton Star
Cases of appendiceal cancer tripled for Americans born between 1976 and 1984 and quadrupled for those born between 1981 and 1989, according to a study published June 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The study compared chronological data in five-year intervals from the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program, using 1941 to 1949 as the baseline. The lead author, Andreana Holowatyj, Ph.D., M.S.C.I.…
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