Recent data from the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Facts & Figures 2025 report, also covered by NPR, reveals that cancer diagnoses among younger women are increasing, with cancer incidence rates for women under 50 now 82% higher than those for men in the same age group.
For more information, read “Cancer Incidence Rate for Women Under 50 Rises Above Men’s,” American Cancer Society; and “Cancer deaths are declining, but diagnoses are rising especially among younger women,” National Public Radio (NPR).