Why is cancer so common now

[KingKitty]

I know 4 people all under 45 who died of cancer within the past three years. It's so so so so sad. They are just so so so young. I am just after hearing of another person with cancer all over her body.

.Why is cancer so common now and why is it taking people even young people?

It's so scary.

Agreed. I discovered that I'm a high risk for uterine cancer, in part because of my weight.

Guess who's currently trying to become healthier?

I lost my teenage son to cancer almost a year ago.

He was a healthy, bright and active boy.

He did not receive the COVID vaccine.

I am so very sorry @Downtoyou .

This is a really good explanation.

My dad has just started treatment for prostate cancer. He is nearly 77. He was told that without treatment he probably has 5 years. With he is looking at 10. So in a world with no PSA tests and no Chris Hoy telling him to go and get the fact that he needed to wee a lot checked out he would have died of prostate cancer at 82. If he didn’t have a heart attack at 60 or stroke at 70 or something else at 75.

The interesting thing is that since my dad’s diagnosis I have discovered that many of my friends’ dads also have prostate cancer. It seems that men in their late 70s and 80s get prostate cancer. And men are now living that long to do so. Their fathers didn’t because very few of them lived that long.

@Downtoyou 💐

I completely agree with this.

We are living longer and have better access to healthcare. We now live to an age where inevitably things start going wrong, but now we can see the doctor and generally things are escalated upwards and there is a proper diagnosis and treatment plan.

The NHS and healthcare around the world has completely changed medicine in the last 80 years with huge advancements still being made. It doesn't take too much digging to find folk dying younger for reasons that seem unbelievable nowadays.

Pp whose friend died within 3 weeks of a testicular cancer diagnosis was incredibly unfortunate - this is considered one of the most survivable cancers of all, reasonably obvious to observe, often dealt with surgically before confirmed diagnosis even made, not always needing follow-up treatment. Sorry for your loss.

Are you a scientist or health care professional? Can you cite the peer-reviewed research supporting these wild claims?

This is incredibly interesting, thank you

I would def urge other posters to read it before posting random theories that doesn’t have substance

I think you are correct, in the past Dr's didn't often diagnose cancer, even if they knew a patient had it, they would not be told as there were no treatments, "failing health" "frail" and "ailing" were common terms applied to terminal cases.

When they dies the exact cause was recorded, usually heart failure or pneumonia. Add to that there are a lot more of us now.

I have read that many men die 'with' prostate cancer rather than 'from' prostate cancer - i.e. they're diagnosed with it but it won't often be the cause of death. I hope your Dad has a good outcome from his treatment.

I actually touches wood don't know of anyone who has had cancer in their 30's or 40's. If others find it so common you wonder if it's down to pollution etc which could be affected by geographical location.

I don't think enough people make great choices with food. I also think we need further legislation on the additives in food (chemicals in cosmetics) as we can't expect the consumer to be always be responsible.

I use the Yuka app which scans a barcode and highlights any dangers. Really helps to make better choices. I've been shocked at some of the scores on baby products

From factcheck.org on Dr Malone:
”These statements have been widely disputed by health experts and organizations. Fact-checking entities have found no evidence to support claims that residual DNA in mRNA vaccines causes aggressive cancers, and have noted that such assertions misconstrue scientific data.“

Dr Malhotra has also been investigated by the GMC for spreading misinformation.

I’m 60 and have only come across 3 people who have died of cancer . Maybe we think it’s more common because there’s so much profile of it now . You can’t read a paper , watch tv etc without some article about cancer and how to avoid it .

Better diagnosis , all the processed foods is my guess

100% agree. I was having this conversation with my husband the other day. When I was a child/teen in the 1970s, I don't think I remember a single person dying of cancer. The first one I knew was my grandad who died aged 81 from lung cancer, but he was a verrrrry heavy smoker - 40 a day for 55 years. (He did stop smoking at 75 but I think the damage was done by then...) This was the early 2000s when I was in my 30s. He died, 2 years after being diagnosed.

Now, every other man and his dog has cancer. I know/know of dozens and dozens of people who've had it over this past 15-20 years, moreso the last 10, and many more since 2020/the covid pandemic. And yeah, some of them in their 40s and 50s. 6 people in my street of 33 homes have died of cancer... In the last 5 years. Just in my STREET. ... (3 of of them were in their 40s, 2 in their 50s, and 1 in their 60s.) Scary as fuck. And I don't know WHY. WHY are so many getting it now?

Risk factors
Tobacco use, alcohol consumption, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and air pollution are risk factors for cancer and other noncommunicable diseases.

Some chronic infections are risk factors for cancer; this is a particular issue in low- and middle-income countries. Approximately 13% of cancers diagnosed in 2018 globally were attributed to carcinogenic infections, including Helicobacter pylori, human papillomavirus (HPV), hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and Epstein-Barr virus (2).
Hepatitis B and C viruses and some types of HPV increase the risk for liver and cervical cancer, respectively. Infection with HIV increases the risk of developing cervical cancer six-fold and substantially increases the risk of developing select other cancers such as Kaposi sarcoma.
Reducing the burden
Between 30 and 50% of cancers can currently be prevented by avoiding risk factors and implementing existing evidence-based prevention strategies. The cancer burden can also be reduced through early detection of cancer and appropriate treatment and care of patients who develop cancer. Many cancers have a high chance of cure if diagnosed early and treated appropriately.
Prevention
Cancer risk can be reduced by:

• not using tobacco;
• maintaining a healthy body weight;
• eating a healthy diet, including fruit and vegetables;
• doing physical activity on a regular basis;
• avoiding or reducing consumption of alcohol;
• getting vaccinated against HPV and hepatitis B if you belong to a group for which vaccination is recommended;
• avoiding ultraviolet radiation exposure (which primarily results from exposure to the sun and artificial tanning devices) and/or using sun protection measures;
• ensuring safe and appropriate use of radiation in health care (for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes);
• minimizing occupational exposure to ionizing radiation; and
• reducing exposure to outdoor air pollution and indoor air pollution, including radon (a radioactive gas produced from the natural decay of uranium, which can accumulate in buildings — homes, schools and workplaces).

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cancer

Diet
Lifestyle
Chemical and hormone exposure in foods/environment
Pollution

I was diagnosed with cervical cancer in my 30th year, luckily caught early on a smear and treatment was successful. I'm now 54 and I thank my lucky stars for that early invention. My youngest was 3 at the time and I can't bear to remember the terror of getting that diagnosis.

Lots of reasons, mostly all listed above.

diet, lack of exercise and chemicals mostly, I think.

however, I do know of people (as everybody does, I’m sure) who had very healthy lifestyles and still died young from cancer.

just genetics / bad luck, I’m guessing.

also though, going through my family tree a few generations back, people often had no idea what family members died of. They just got ill and died.

my great grandmothers death certificate said she died of “womens problems”.

My aunties all think it was cervical or ovarian cancer.

Also - alcohol is a major factor too.

I do wonder if in the 70's, people weren't as aware of cancer or as likely to have it investigated . Doctors probably weren't as knowledgeable or on the ball.

How many actually died of cancer but it was thought to be caused by something else? Cancer makes blood 'sticky' for example, which could result in clots etc.

I think it's similar to the likes of autism where I don't believe it's increasing but better diagnosed. I look back now having knowledge of autism and recognise it in alot of people I know who are my age and undiagnosed (but their children have been).

There’s little point telling people about the Covid jabs/boosters and the prevalence of turbo cancers we’re now seeing, especially in younger people.

People don’t like to believe they were lied to on such a grand scale. They also don’t like to think about the murky prospect of “vaccine” harm or look into it much deeper.

so get your bingo card out and listen for the inevitable cries of “anti-vaxxer” “conspiracy theorist” to shut down discussion.

When I was on the 2 week pathway the list of risk factors the consultant asked were
did I have family who had had cancer
did I smoke
did I ever work with asbestos
had I used or worked with chemicals eg weed spray

Prostate cancer is so common in older men. Thankfully most of them die with it rather than of it. I wish your dad all the best.

As the cancer research uk article says, bowel cancer in particular has increased in young people* bowel cancer has a very strong genetic component. I have had a scare myself which is caused by genetics and will get early colonoscopy’s to monitor. Something is presumably intensifying our genetics, or activating them earlier in our life span. It’s really complex (as the cruk article says)

*the article makes it clear that whilst cancer in young people have increased the numbers are still very small and 90% of cancer is found in older people (60+)

Chemicals in our diet, even healthy foods have it from plant spraying, or the crops animals eat. Chemicals in the air. Pollution. Pretty much all standard household stuff like pans and air fresheners have even been shown to be a risk.