11 cancers on the rise in young people - scientists find first clue why it's happening

11 cancers on the rise in young people - scientists find first clue why it's happening3 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJames GallagherHealth and science correspondentCaroline MousdaleCaroline Mousdale and her son Bradley Coombes, who died of bowel cancer aged 23Eleven cancers are becoming more common in young people in England, a major analysis shows. A full explanation for why levels of cancer are increasing remains elusive. But the study reveals that a decades-long pattern of people becoming more overweight is likely to play some role, even though it is far from the whole story. Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research and Imperial College London stressed cancer in young people is still rare and that everyone can reduce their risk by living a healthy lifestyle.

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