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Pancreatic cancer rates ‘rising rapidly’ among younger women | New York Post
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0:36Now PlayingPancreatic cancer is rising in the US, but rates are rising faster in young women — particularly black women.
A report published in the peer-reviewed journal Gastroenterology found that rates of pancreatic cancer in women age 55 and younger have risen by 2.4% in comparison to men the same age, with scientists calling for more research into the alarming trend.
“There’s a need to understand these trends, and to make changes today so this doesn’t affect women disproportionately in the future,” senior author of the study Dr. Srinivas Gaddam said in the press release.
The figures were even more concerning for black women, with the rates 2.23% higher than in young black men.
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