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Across the world, cancers once associated with older age are increasingly appearing in people in their 20s, 30s, and early 40s. Thyroid, breast, colorectal, kidney, and endometrial cancers are rising fastest, and colorectal cancer in particular has shown a sharp spike in adults under 50. India is witnessing the same unsettling trend.

Young software engineers, media professionals, first-time parents, or consultants are being diagnosed with cancers once seen only after midlife. Many do not smoke or drink heavily. Most have no genetic history. What they share are modern risk factors — long work hours, rising obesity, stress, disrupted sleep, heavily processed diets, and very low preventive screening.

Young Adults Are Not As Safe As They Think

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