New research from the American Cancer Society shows that women under 65 face a higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer compared to men. The disparity is most noticeable in women aged 49 and younger, with 1 in 17 expected to develop invasive cancer by age 50. For men in the same age group, the risk is 1 in 29.
Younger women are seeing a rise in cancers like lung cancer, pancreatic cancer. Other cancers, such as those affecting the uterus and liver, are also becoming more common and fatal in women.