A major international study found sharp increases in early-onset cases of seven cancers among younger people in England, the US and the Netherlands. Prostate cancer diagnoses among under-50s in England have quadrupled since 2001. Researchers are not certain of the causes, while experts have warned that lifestyle choices may be contributing.
New major research has found that cases of several different kinds of cancer have risen sharply among young people in England, the US, and in the Netherlands. The number of people under the age of 50 diagnosed with prostate cancer in England has quadrupled since 2001. Researchers aren't exactly sure why there's been such an increase but say the broad reason could be linked to a growing rate of obesity, poor diets an…
New major research has found that cases of several different kinds of cancer have risen sharply among young people in England, the US, and in the Netherlands. The number of people under the age of 50 diagnosed with prostate cancer in England has quadrupled since 2001. Researchers aren't exactly sure why there's been such an increase but say the broad reason could be linked to a growing rate of obesity, poor diets an…
Experts looking at UK, US and Dutch data found ‘significant increases’ in early onset cases of seven cancers, prompting warnings about lifestyle choices Cases of seven types of cancer have risen sharply among younger people in England, major new research has found, prompting warnings that lifestyle choices are costing thousands of lives each year. The number of people under 50 diagnosed with prostate cancer in Engla…
NYTimes – World Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat after a student-led protest movement won a parliamentary majority in Serbia's elections, ending roughly 14 years of his dominance. The opposition Student List is projected to secure a majority following nearly two years of protests. Vučić, who had been endorsed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and denounced the movement as foreign-led, acknowledged the loss in an early speech.
BBC News – World Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was re-elected to a fourth term in a tight runoff against right-wing challenger Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, official results showed. Lula won 51.7% of the vote to Bolsonaro's 48.2%. Bolsonaro refused to concede and said he would seek to have the vote annulled, following an evening of chaos at some polling places after voting was extended by two hours.
Sky News – World Jordanian authorities arrested three men after a deadly attack on a church during a funeral procession in the western village of Hammoud. The suspects were wounded in a dawn shootout with security forces. The Jordanian director of public security called the assailants Islamic extremists. The death toll was reported as eight or nine. Jordan also carried out strikes on "militant hideouts" in Syria that it said were linked to the attack; Syria gave a different account.
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