ROA study published in 'Nature Medicine' suggests that adults under 50 years old are aging biologically faster than previous generations, which may explain the rising incidence of cancer among younger people. Researchers analyzed blood samples from 164,000 adults in the UK and US and found that individuals aged 30–40 show signs of accelerated biological aging compared to their parents. This includes markers like inflammation and DNA damage, potentially caused by unhealthy lifestyles or exposure to pollutants. The study, funded by Cancer Research UK, found that those whose biological age was higher than their chronological age had a greater risk of developing cancer before age 55. Since 1993, cancer cases among those under 50 have increased twice as fast as among older populations, with breast, colorectal, and ovarian cancers being most common. In the UK alone, 10,000 more adults under 50 are diagnosed with cancer annually now than in the 1990s.
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