Higher Cancer Risk Found in Post-Boomer Generations, American Cancer Society Study Reveals

A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society indicates that Generation X and Millennials in the United States face a higher risk of developing several types of cancer compared to older generations. The study, published in The Lancet Public Health journal this week, analyzed cancer incidence and mortality data from 23,654,000 patients diagnosed with 34 types of cancer and mortality data from 7,348,137 deaths for 25 types of cancer from Jan. 1, 2000, to Dec. 31, 2019. To compare cancer rates across different generations, the study calculated incidence and mortality rate ratios for specific birth cohorts, adjusting for age and period effects. The cohorts were defined by five-year birth intervals, ranging from 1920 to 1990....