Unusual Increases in Excess Neoplasm Death Rates Among the Young, Preprint Finds

Published on March 18, 2024

In 2021, there was a sudden increase in neoplasm deaths and excess all-cause mortality involving 15- to 44-year-olds, according to a recent preprint. Neoplasms are new and abnormal tissue growth. These can be cancerous or not. However, in this study, most of the deaths noted cancerous neoplasms as an underlying cause. “Most deaths are within the malignant neoplasm categories, while benign neoplasms are negligible,” the paper’s lead author, Carlos Alegria from Phinance Technologies, told The Epoch Times. Phinance Technologies is a data analytics company founded by Edward Dowd. Mr. Dowd is one of the first to point out that after the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, life insurance companies received an unprecedented uptick in insurance claims due to the deaths of young and middle-aged Americans....