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

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

    •  soundoftheunheard   ( @soundoftheunheard@lemmy.ml ) 
      41•10 months ago

      This article kind of made a mess of the numbers. At one point it suggests the mortality rate increased, but that’s not what the actual research shows.

      From OG article: “Our study showed that the global morbidity of early-onset cancer increased from 1990 to 2019, while mortality and DALYs slightly decreased”

      https://bmjoncology.bmj.com/content/2/1/e000049

      The vast majority of the raw numbers increasing is because of the word population going from 5.3 billion to 7.75 billion in that same time. The next cause does seem to be diagnostic ability, especially when looking at what cancers saw the biggest increase.

      •  maegul   ( @maegul@lemmy.ml ) English
        19•10 months ago

        I think the argument they’re making is that detecting that a death is caused by cancer is probably not an advanced affair requiring new diagnostic technology.

        Personally, I think it’s an interesting question, given that it stands to reason that cancer, by the time it has caused death, should be pretty easily detectable in any sort of autopsy.

          •  lte678   ( @lte678@feddit.de ) 
            3•10 months ago

            Well, the article refers to both :)

            I think you’d be right about the “number of diagnoses” statement in the title, but I think the discussion is about the deaths due to cancer, which have also increased and would not have as strong of a correlation for the reasons others mentioned

          •  𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍   ( @sxan@midwest.social ) 
            6•10 months ago

            Even in the US, autopsies are not always performed. Ima quote WebMD because I’m bone idle:

            Although laws vary, nearly all states call for an autopsy when someone dies in a suspicious, unusual, or unnatural way.

            Many states have one done when a person dies without a doctor present. Twenty-seven states require it if the cause of death is suspected to be from a public health threat, such as a fast-spreading disease or tainted food.

            According to a 2012 DOJ report, only 8.5% of US deaths result in autopsy.